Peter Bower is offering a 2 day workshop which will take place at London Metropolitan University, Commercial Road, London on the 5th and 6th July 2010.
This workshop teaches participants to 'read' paper through the history of paper manufacturing and visual and microscopic examination of various papers of different provenances in order to establish: the date and method of manufacturing, place of origin, composition (fibre ID), watermark, wire profiles, etc. Papers considered are those made in the western tradition, including European (which includes English) or American, by any method, from medieval times to the present day. Whilst some discussion of particular uses of paper and the techniques used on paper will necessarily take place, this is essentially an identification of paper workshop.
Besides the range of papers the tutor will bring to the workshop, each participant is asked to bring various papers to the workshop for examination, eg. drawings, books, banknotes, prints, letters, music manuscripts, wrapping papers, etc.
The papers which participants bring with them will be grouped into handmade, machine made, mould made, etc. and examined in groups.
The workshop is aimed at conservators, archivists, curators, art historians and anyone who works with paper artefacts, documents, works of art on paper, etc, and who needs to have some knowledge of the make-up and origin of individual sheets of paper for the purposes of conservation, attribution or dating. Participants are introduced to the range of analytical techniques and methods that can be used to determine the date, origin and composition of individual sheets of paper.
Details of this workshop (and other courses offered by International Academic Projects) are on our website www.academicprojects.co.uk and enquiries can be made either via the website or by contacting us (details below).
James Black
Co-ordinator
International Academic Projects
6 Fitzroy Square
London W1T 5HJ
Tel +44 207 380 0800
Fax +44 207 380 0500
www.academicprojects.co.uk
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