Kovács Petronella (szerk.): Isis - Erdélyi magyar restaurátor füzetek 19. (Székelyudvarhely, 2019)
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of the soiled and misshapen hat made of felt, the deformation could been reshaped with local humidification and with a brush and bone knife. The wet and smoothed brim was dried between blotting papers, fixed with polystyrene foam, marble weights and various clips. The completion of the splits and gaps were executed by sewing in the edges using felt and silk yams. The cords securing the brim could been withdrawn into their holes by silk yams looped at their ends. The missing cords fixing the brim were supplemented with coloured silk yams. The different colour of the textile showed the original location of the trimming. The colour of the presumably green dolman made of wool cloth had changed to stained brown, green, yellow and ecru, its surface was mantled with soil, remains of coffin, and the carcasses of biological organisms. The remains and bones of the deceased were found in the garment. The coat was cleaned mechanically with brushes, bone folder and polyethylene cards. It was necessary to turn the object upside down for cleaning the back, which was carried out between polystyrene slabs stuffed with tissue paper. Due to the corrosion of the buttons, the dolman could not be opened, and partial dismantling was necessary for the cleaning. The washing was executed by immersing the object into soft water containing ethanol and non-ionic detergent. The reshaping of the deformed pieces was possible by fixing with entomological pins taking the direction of the grain into consideration. The metal buttons were treated mechanically by using lance, copper brush and a micro-vacuum cleaner. The parts of the dolman were mounted on thin cotton fabric; the missing parts were replaced with pieces of wool cloth coloured to the appropriate hue. The conservation of the sewing was performed with running and couching stiches using coloured silk threads. The colour of trousers made of wool cloth was green at the time of the excavation, but later it changed into brown. Its mechanical cleaning was followed by wet treatments with soft water. Before washing, the fragments had to be fixed and they were sewn between two layers of plastic net stretched on wooden frames to prevent the displacement. Entomological pins helped to reshape the deformations. Acid-free cardboard covered with cotton fabric served as support for the remains with properly sized hollows formed in the cardboard. This support can also ensure the safe storage, transportation and display for the future. The cleaning was again executed mechanically, after disinfecting the fragments of the boots and the leather lining of the dolman with a 70% solution of isopropyl-alcohol. Before the wet treatment, the pieces were sewn between fine tulles to provide a support while moving the pieces. Before the cleaning of the leathers with non-ionic detergent dissolved in water and with methylcellulose, controlled humidification was needed in order to avoid the rapid swelling of the outer layers. The weakened pieces were rinsed by spraying on a sloping glass plate. After parching, the fragments of leather were immersed into a conservation bath for a week. Preventol CMK added to water blocked the sedentation of microorganisms during the soaking. The slow drying was possible between tissue papers with slight weighting. A pattern drawn based on the fragments of the trousers and the boots enables to make reconstructions later. Boxes of appropriate size were made from polystyrene foam with fixing elements for the transportation the artefacts. The hat and the dolman were displayed for 6 months in István Dobó Castle Museum, Eger in the exhibition Hatvan Hatás — a Dobó István Vármúzeum 60 éve (Sixty Impressions - Sixty Years of István Dobó Castle Museum). To achieve a professional display a male mannequin head covered with cotton fabric was prepared for the hat, and a child dummy was installed for the dolman in the cl imatized showcase. Andrea Várfalvi Textil and leather conservator artist MA Csabáné Szabó Preservation assistant Melinda Sikéné Kovács Silicate conservator artist MA Translated by: Eszter Tóth Dóra Danielisz „Made of wood and covered with shingle... ” Wooden structures of the Calvinist church architecture of Háromszék once and now. The judgement of buildings and objects is constantly changing. The rediscovery of unrecognized, ‘worthless’ relics may enrich our image of earlier ages or even throw new light upon it. This idea was the foundation of the research that formed the basis of the current study. The survey, which was made between 2015 and 2018, included the assessment and documentation of the churches of the former Háromszék County. This area comprised the churches of the Calvinist Dioceses of Sepsi, Kézdi, Orbai and Erdővidék. Through a better understanding of the buildings, the knowledge of the Reformed church architecture of Transylvania was improved with new scientific and practical aspects. The first results of the research pointed out that the wooden equipment and the building structures deserve special attention. They are often the least investigated and understood parts of the buildings, yet they still fill everybody with the greatest admiration. In this study the interior design elements of the churches (equipment, gallery), the structures of the covering (wooden ceilings and vaulting), the more exten-199
