| CODE | BLH5520 | ||||||
| TITLE | Summer Placement 1: Easel Paintings | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit consists of practical sessions held over a period of one month during the summer semester, either in a laboratory or on site. Students will be encouraged to undertake this summer stage abroad, under the supervision of professional conservators within an approved university or institution. By means of supervised practical application, the students will practice a range of preventive and remedial interventions in the conservation of easel paintings, using diverse conservation materials and a range of application methodologies. Students will be highly encouraged to work on original paintings. Study-unit Aims: - Continue developing and strengthen skills and critical judgment in the application of conservation materials and methods to original easel paintings; - Encourage and consolidate the application of knowledge gained through the curriculum of the Master's programme, not just concerning conservation materials and methods, but the overall methodological approach, including the several components of a conservation project. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically evaluate conservation treatments and preventive conservation measures holistically, within the context of the entire conservation project; - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choices made; - Explain the respective roles and interdependencies in the conservation interdisciplinary team of the host organisation. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use a range of conservation materials and methods, and carry out with great dexterity a number of conservation treatments; - Ethically address conservation issues; - Work efficiently as a member of a professional conservation team. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Essential readings: - Hill Stoner, J. and Rushfield, R. (Eds) 2012. Conservation of Easel Paintings. Routledge - Horie, C.V. 1987. Materials for conservation, London: Butterworth-Heinemann - Caple, C. 2001. Conservation skills: judgement, method and decision making. London: Routledge. Further reading: - Bomford, D., & Leonard, M. (Eds.). (2004). Issues in the Conservation of Paintings (Vol. 2). Getty Publications. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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