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The paint loss of Callmander’s stained glass windows: An investigation of the prevalence and causes behind the paint loss on Callmander and Svenska Glasmåleri AB’s stained glass windows
(2024-02-06)This MA-thesis investigates the loss of grisaille paint in the stained-glass windows created by the artist Reinhold Callmander and Svenska Glasmåleri AB, with the aim of understanding the prevalence as well as the reasons ... -
Tracing Tempera through Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Analysing samples from four icons from the Nationalmuseum collection
(2024-01-30)This thesis will analyze samples in form of cross-sections taken from four icons of the Nationalmuseum collection, two Russian, from the 18th and 19th centuries and two Greek, also from the 18th and 19th centuries, using ... -
FINDING TRACES OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Implementing personal value through visualisation as a conservation tool
(2024-01-30)The organisation Docomomo International is engaged in the documentation and conservation of the built environment related to the Modern Movement. Therefore, it was essential to discuss what this means for our modernist ... -
Kulturreservatet Gunnebos öppna diken - en undersökning med avstamp i kulturhistorisk värdering och biologisk mångfald
(2024-01-09)This essay was written with the knowledge that Gunnebo’s landscape management plan is in need of revision, mainly to adapt its maintenance to new research and updated national environmental goals. The cultural reserve’s ... -
Desalination of Archaeological Iron Objects in Vacuum
(2023-12-13)This work investigates the efficiency of commercially available vacuum containers as a physical deoxygenation method for desalination solutions for archaeological iron. Other factors are investigated as well, such as the ... -
RENOVERA FÖR RENOVERINGS SKULL En studie av trender och influenser i medias porträttering av renovering
(2023-12-05)New homeowners will often initiate renovation projects during the first few months of owning their property. With each renovation there is a great risk of loss in cultural heritage, as it is common to change the fixed ... -
Från bullrande barriärer till urbana oaser En kulturhistorisk studie av företeelsen att överdäcka infrastruktur
(2023-11-14)Capping infrastructure refers to the partial or complete covering of roads or railways with reinforced concrete and steel structures. This transforms the traffic route into a tunnel-like structure with buildings, parks, ... -
Cleaning methods for removal of bound soiling on leather
(2023-11-14)This thesis investigates the removal of bound soiling on leather using three cleaning methods: Vulpex (10%) in white spirit, gellan gum gel loaded in isopropanol and white spirit by itself. More detailed studies of ... -
Nya metoder för fernissaborttagning – En komparativ studie
(2023-11-08)In recent years, new varnish removal methods have emerged in conservation, with two notable approaches: the tissue-gel composite method, involving gel-coated tissue material pressed onto varnished surfaces for simultaneous ... -
ANVÄNDANDET AV HISTORISKA FÖREBILDER FÖR GESTALTNING AV NY BEBYGGELSE En undersökning av olika perspektiv ur den samtida gestaltningsdebatten
(2023-11-08)In this study arguments for and against the usage of historical references in new built architecture within the contemporary Swedish architectural debate are analysed. Special attention is paid to arguments containing ... -
DE BYGGANDE KVINNORNA Adelskvinnors roll och inflytande i byggprocesser under 1600- och 1700-talet Linnea Wessberg Uppsats för
(2023-11-07)This thesis is about the use of history and on how female building developers during the early modern period in Sweden are highlighted in the broad historiography. The aim is to examine, from a micro-historical perspective, ... -
DIN BOSTADSFASAD ÄR NÅGON ANNANS VISUELLA UPPLEVELSE En metodutveckling för hur allmänhetens visuella upplevelser kan ingå i bygglovsprocessen
(2023-11-07)The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to develop a method that includes the public's visual experiences which are usually neglected in the planning permission process. A residential facade is someone else's visual experiences ... -
RÄTTSFALL OCH ANTIKVARISK PRAXIS VID HANTERING AV DET KYRKLIGA KULTURARVET En redogörelse om tillämpningen av Kulturmiljölagens fjärde kapitel
(2023-11-07)This thesis aims to explain the contentions and outcomes of legal cases that aspire to changes within a church. Moreover, how these can affect the heritage management of churches. To achieve this, the work is based on a ... -
FÖRVALTNING AV KULTURHISTORISK MILJÖ UNDER TRE PERIODER En fallstudie av Tjolöholms Slott
(2023-11-07)This study focuses on Tjolöholm Castle, which was built at the turn of the 20th century in Sweden, a time marked by innovation and significant changes in social interaction. The purpose of the study is to examine the ... -
UPPFATTNINGAR OM FÖNSTER OCH FÖNSTERBYTEN Särskilt om skillnader och likheter mellan lekmän och experter
(2023-11-07)This study describes and analyses how laypeople and the experts within the antiquarian field perceive and experience windows and window retrofits on historical buildings. One purpose is to compare if the two groups hold ... -
PLASTER CASTS AND CORROSION AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON REMOVAL OF CORROSION PRODUCTS FROM PLASTER CASTS
(2023-11-07)Conservation of plaster casts is complex due to the nature of the material itself. Corrosion of armature and metal structural supports is one of the most common causes of damage in plaster casts and subsequent corrosion ... -
EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL NANO-LIME PRODUCTS AS A CONSOLIDATION METHOD FOR WALL PAINTINGS An experimental case study
(2023-11-07)Some of the main deterioration problems concerning wall paintings is structural degradation of the wall painting and the flaking of the painted layer. Consolidation, both in the form of reinforcement of the rendering of ... -
BORTTAGNING AV TRYCKKÄNSLIG TEJP PÅ PAPPER En studie över användningen av hydrogeler
(2023-11-07)The purpose of this thesis is to examine hydrogels practical efficiency in the removal of pressure-sensitive tapes on paper. The organic agar gel and synthetically produced Nanorestore Gel® PG5 Peggy Gel and Nanorestore ... -
Bläckborttagning från ben med hjälp av geler En kvantitativ studie för bläckborttagning på björnbäcken och björnkranium från Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
(2023-11-07)This bachelor's thesis has investigated four different hydrogels loaded in different solvents efficiency to remove unknown ink from four pelvic bones and one skull from five bear individuals that belongs to The Swedish ... -
FRÅN VITT TILL GRÖNT, RÖTT ELLER BRUNT: Kan blindering åtgärdas med kunskap vi redan har?
(2023-11-07)Blanching is a common phenomenon affecting the binding medium within the paint, resulting in an abnormality of the paints light scattering. Multiple studies have confirmed that the change is the result of pore formation ...