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Johns Hopkins University
Sheridan Libraries
Preservation Department
Conservation Lab (Krieger Hall Room 103)
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
May 1 – Friday, May 5, 2006
March 20, 2006
Time: 9:00-5:00
April 15, 2006
Time: 9:00-12:30
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Book of Hours Rouen, MSB 6 | The Sheridan Libraries Preservation Department, at The Johns Hopkins University will host a five-day workshop on the History and Use of Medieval Pigments and Inks. Lecture Series: 9:00-12:30 (See Schedule of Topics)
Morning sessions will be devoted to discussions of original recipes, methods of manufacture, trade routes, costs, and iconographic importance. Chemical and physical properties of pigments and media will also be addressed. Pigments including earth colors, medieval blues, gold and verdigris, inks, including iron gall, sepia, carbon blacks, medium including gum and egg, and dyes and lakes will be examined. Various methods of identifying pigments will be discussed. The lecture series is included in the price of the workshop. If not participating in the workshop, you may register for the entire Lecture Series or individual lectures. Workshop: 1:30-5:00 Conservation Lab, Room 106 Krieger Hall
The afternoon workshop session will include preparation of samples of colorants discussed in the mornings, as well as the painting of samples to produce a pigment chart. Appropriate methods for taking samples from original manuscripts will be demonstrated. Practical methods for consolidating flaking and friable pigments will be discussed and demonstrated. The coloring of alum tawed animal skins used for conservation will also be given practical consideration. Handouts will be distributed to workshop participants. Participants should bring a notebook for taking notes, 3-4 brushes, and a selection of different writing surfaces, e.g., paper, parchment, on which to see the behavior of pigments on different substrates and to create pigment samplers.
| | Schedule of Topics | | May 1st at Levering Hall, Great Hall | Session 1: | Inks: Sepia, Iron Gall, and Carbon
Making of the Medieval Book | May 2nd at Levering Hall, Sherwood Room | Session 2: | The Medieval Palette
Media | May 3rd at Levering Hall, Great Hall | Session 3: | The Medieval Blues
The Coloring of Tawed Skins | May 3rd at Levering Hall, Great Hall | Session 4: | Organic Colors
The Making and Use of Lake Colors | | May 5th at Levering Hall, Arellano Theater | Session 5: | Pigments and Conservation Issues
Identification and Consolidation | | About the Instructor | | Cheryl Porter is an internationally recognized researcher and lecturer in medieval pigment, including their identification, fabrication, and conservation. Ms. Porter trained as a book and paper conservator at Camberwell College of Arts and Crafts in London. After graduating from Camberwell, she worked with in the Paintings Analysis Unit at University College London, it was there that she began her work using Laser Raman Spectroscopy to analyze pigments in manuscripts. Ms. Porter lectures and teaches widely throughout the US, UK, Europe, and Australia and has been director of the Montefiascone Library Conservation Project (www.monteproject.com) in Italy since its inception in 1988. This five day course will be of interest to conservators, art historians, calligraphers, and rare book librarians and historians interested in the history and techniques of book production and the story of color. | | | LOCAL INFORMATION | About Johns Hopkins
http://www.jhu.edu | Parking on Campus:
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/visitor_information/how_to_get_here/index.cfm#schools | Penn Station & JHU Shuttle Service:
If you are arriving by train, JHU has shuttle service every half hour from Penn Station to Homewood Campus. Buses are located on Charles Street in front and to the right of the entrance to the train station. You will see students, staff and others waiting for buses. JHU Shuttles are clearly marked. Please ask driver to let you know when to exit for Homewood. | | Cost: | | Workshop: $ 450 ($400 for GBW/AIC/JHU Faculty/Students/Friends) | Lectures: $20 per lecture ($15 for GBW/AIC/JHU Faculty/Students/Friends) or
$75 Lecture Series | | Payable in full to Sheridan Libraries. Mail checks or money order to: ATTN: Sonja Jordan-Mowery, Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 | Refund Policy:
To reserve your place in the workshop, full payment must be received by: March 20, 2006. Cancellations from the workshop must be made by phone or email by April 10. There will be no refund if cancellations are made after this date. Reservations for the Lecture Series must be received and paid by April 15, 2006. |  |  |
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