Department of Conservation / Institutionen för kulturvård: Recent submissions
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Ett dysfunktionellt distansförhållande Relationen mellan ödehus och utboägda skogsfastigheter
(2023-08-30)The aim of this bachelor thesis has been to investigate the consequences of absentee ownership of forest properties in relation to abandoned houses in Sweden. The complex concept of abandoned houses is difficult to define ... -
A PILOT STUDY ON STAIN REDUCTION Effects of Stains, Cleaning Agents, and Cleaning Methods on Polyester Textiles
(2023-08-28)The thesis was an experimental pilot study that investigated efficiency and effects of stains and cleaning agents on polyester textiles. A literature review and interviews with textile conservators were used to understand ... -
KULTURHISTORISKA VÄRDEN VID ÅTERBRUK Hantering av byggnadsdelar och byggmaterial
(2023-06-15)The Purpose of the essay is to investigate how cultural-historical values are handled, by different actors, in reuse processes when it comes to building parts and building materials. The Method is inductive where the case ... -
FÖRUNDERSÖKNING AV EN EGYPTISK POLYKROM KISTA Dokumentation, tillståndsbeskrivning och analys
(2023-06-15)On ancient Egyptian polychrome art and mainly on coffins, it was normal practice to apply a thick ground and gesso before painting the wood. Sometimes varnish was also applied. Due to fluctuating levels of relative humidity ... -
ANALYS OCH IDENTIFIERING AV BEKÄMPNINGSMEDEL I HISTORISKA TEXTILIER
(2023-06-15)This essay will investigate the risks associated with pesticide contamination in textile collections and how information about pesticide content can be found. Uniforms from the collection of the now closed Gothenburg ... -
Utvändiga ramverksfoder i Sydösterbotten : en undersökning av konstruktion och metod
(2023-06-08)It used to be common, at least since the 18th century, that the boards of an exterior window casing were joined together with mortise and tenon joints. In the late 19th and early 20th century, in the region of Sydösterbotten, ... -
Nattluckor : en studie om invändiga fönsterluckors konstruktion och funktion
(2023-06-08)This bachelor's thesis is about historic interior shutters known as boxing or folding shutters. This type of shutter, mostly common in Europe during the 18th and 19th century, is mainly found in the homes of the upper ... -
ÖVERSVÄMMADE KULTURARV Hur ökade vattennivåer kan påverka kulturhistorisk bebyggelse i Malmö Stad
(2023-06-07)Climate change affects our world to a greater extent. Temperature changes and higher water levels will affect our cultural environments and adaptations need to be implemented. The impact from floods and high-water flows ... -
KULTURHISTORISKA VÄRDEN VID ÅTERBRUK Hantering av byggnadsdelar och byggmaterial
(2023-06-07)The Purpose of the essay is to investigate how cultural-historical values are handled, by different actors, in reuse processes when it comes to building parts and building materials. The Method is inductive where the ... -
Blomkrukans stilhistoria - konstant och skiftande
(2023-05-29)This work presents the different flowerpots that appear in our history, focused on antiquity, the late middle age/renaissance and the turn of the century 1900. Archeological finds of flowerpots from antiquity are centered ... -
'Amerikafebern' och byggnadsskicket - En studie av emigrationens påverkan på landsbygdens bebyggelse i Västsverige
(2023-05-24)In the years 1850-1930, about 1.2 million Swedes emigrated, most of them to North America. In popular speech one could say there was an 'America fever' in Sweden. As a result a huge network developed that united people ... -
Kom spring på gömda stigarna i skogen - ett rekonstruktionsförslag av Orangeriberget på Gunnebo Slott, med pedagogisk inriktning
(2023-05-17)This is an essay about a part of the English landscape garden at Gunnebo house in Mölndal municipality. The facility was bought 1778 by one of Sweden’s richest men, John Hall senior (1735-1802) and his family. The city ... -
Att med motorsåg tillverka grövre träförbindningar - en beskrivning av effektiva tillvägagångssätt
(2023-05-16)Since I have found no written sources of how one should use a chainsaw to create timber joints this thesis aims to show how this can be effectively made with a chainsaw. The main part of this thesis is a working process. ... -
Det historiska kubbgolvets konstruktion - en arbetsbeskrivning ur ett hantverkarperspektiv
(2023-05-16)This bachelor thesis aims to explain the construction of the historical end grain wood block floors and how it was laid in order to contribute with increased knowledge about the historical end grain wood block floors in ... -
"Med väggar af gärdsel" - uthus i gärdsleteknik
(2023-05-16)This thesis examines houses built using the same construction methods as those of a traditional Scandinavian wooden pole fence. The investigation aims to make a comprehensive description of wooden pole fence-buildings by ... -
Historisk melonodling i varmbänk - samt dess synlighet i historiska trädgårdar idag
(2023-05-12)In this thesis, three historical gardening manuals written between 1754 and 1852 were studied to research how melons were historically cultivated in Sweden. The purpose is to evaluate if this is something that should be ... -
Småbrukbondens förökningsmetoder på Siargao - Traditionellt småbruk på en tropisk ö i Stilla havet, Filippinerna
(2023-05-12)Several studies and reports regarding traditional knowledge are describing the importance of this knowledge in development of a sustainable farming in the future. Traditional farming is important in sustaining ecosystems ... -
Sökandet efter de osynliga värdena : medborgarlett gestaltningsförslag för hållbar platsutveckling på Prärieparken i Hjo
(2023-05-03)This bachelor thesis have emerged in the context of the garden and landscape crafts program at the University of Gothenburg, Department of Conservation. The essay is based on a case study where a small city park in the old ... -
Hägnaders roll i det historiska kulturlandskapet - En studie av hägnaders utveckling och funktion på den bohuslänska ön Orust
(2023-05-03)Over the years, fences have served a variety of purposes. They have also been built in different types of materials such as stone, wood, peat and soil. Depending on the material used, there are a varying number of fences ... -
Norrbacka 1 : den glömda trädgården
(2023-05-03)The left garden of Norrbacka 1, today Domprostegården 5:1, is an interesting place where plants of older varieties may be found. It´s important that places like this will be noticed so the society does not miss out on ...