Conservation around the Millennium (Hungarian National Museum, 2001)

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NOTES

1 The thesis was prepared by Ágota Tóth. (Giovanni Maria de Brescia: Szent Jeromos, XVI.sz.

[Giovanni Maria de Brescia: Saint Jeremiah, 16th century]. The analysis was carried out by dr. Dietrich Rehbaum in Bamberg.

2 Klucel M: hydroxy-propyl cellulose

3 Beva 371: Keton N resin+ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer+cellolyn 21 (hydrobiethyl-alcohol phtalic acid esther)+AC 400 (acryl?) copolymer+paraffine

4 The applied plate was a Carbolux plate with glassy cells, which was glued to the necessary size with neutral silicon rubber of oxim system. (Such is e.g. Sziloral N produced by the Szilor Kft. Budapest).

5 Plextol B 500: ethyl-acrylate-methyl-metacrylate copolymer dispersion.

6 A paper was given about the restoration on the 25th National Conference of Restorers and in the University of Fine Arts. Further information can be found in the technical documentation of the restoration (Museum of Fine Arts) and in a publication by Éva Somos in the Bulletin of the museum.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The authors would like to express their gratitude to Judit Sándor-Kovács for the infrared spectroscopic analyses.

Author’s addresses:

István Bóna jnr. painting-restorer, assistant lecturer University of Fine Arts of Hungary H-1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 69-71.

Mariann Hods painting-restorer EH—1113 Budapest, Nagyszőlős u. 8.

Éva Somos painting-restorer, art historian H-2095 Budakeszi, Reviczky u. 42.

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