SOCIETY OF ARCHIVIST CONSERVATION COURSE:
PHOTOGRAPHY AND GLASS
Venue : General Register Office/National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh
Date: 4/5 Dec 2002
“Photography and Glass” is a course is for conservators. The number of
participants is restricted to ten.
The aim of the course is to enable participants to identify glass-based
photographic processes and learn about associated structures of cased
photographs and photographs in passe-partout. Participants will also learn
suitable ways of treating these processes and structures.
The processes covered will be wet collodion negatives, gelatin glass plate
negatives, wet collodion positives, autochromes, lantern slides and
opaltypes. Daguerreotypes and wet collodion positives will be covered with
respect to cases and passe-partout.
The first day of the course will cover historical and scientific theory and
the second day will enable the participants to develop practical experience
in the appropriate conservation techniques. The practical teaching will
include repairing broken glass negatives and making facsimile decorative
cover glasses.
Costs: £178 for SoA members / £200 for non-members
For bookings please use the booking form from the Society of Archivists’
website at http://www.archives.org.uk/events/booking.asp and send it to:
Susan Bradshaw
10 Alverton Terrace
Truro
Cornwall TR1 1JE
Tel/fax: 01872 273440
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