Analytical Methods in Textile Material Restoration and Conservation

Teachers in charge

prof. dr. sc. Branka Vojnović
prof. dr. sc. Ana Sutlović

Study, Module

Textile Technology and Engineering - undergraduate, Module Textile Chemistry, Materials and Ecology

Course summary

2 (2+0+0)

ECTS

3

Knowledge verification

preliminary exam

Precondition for testing

General Chemistry exam

Lecture type

lectures

Subject content

Application of chemical methods in textile material restauration and conservation. Analytical methods. Classical analysis. Basic principals of instrumental methods (chromatography, electrochemistry and spectrochemical methods). Non destructive methods. Sampling. Preparation of the sample for analysis. Methods of digestion. Choosing the appropriate analytical method based on the quantity of analyte present in the sample. Result interpretation. Statistical evaluation of analytical results. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of binding media, dyes, pigments, metals and fillers in the textile material restauration and conservation.

Aim of course

Introduction to the necessary non destructive and destructive analytical methods in textile materials restauration and conservation. Choosing the appropriate analytical method based on the type of the sample and the quantity of present analyte. Basic informations of new developments on the textile restauration scientific field.

Literature necessary for course

•    Timar-Balazsy A., Eastop D., Chemical Principles of Textile Conservation, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998
•    Vojnović, B. i Sutlović, A. – Interni materijali s predavanja

Supplement literature

•    Časopis: Studies in Conservation, (International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, London)
•    Striegel M.F., Hill, J., Thin-Layer Chromatography for Binding Media Analysis, The Getty Conservation Inst., Los Angeles,1966
•    Newnan R., The Science of Paintings, Springer Verlag, 2000
•    Horie, C. V., Materials for Conservation , Butterworths Series in Corservation and Museology, 1987