Inks: production, use, and conservation Course description: The course is for anyone who is responsible for working in or with a collection of books, graphic art, and archival materials. It will include the preparation of various inks: a soot ink, two iron gall inks (one European, one Oriental), a mixed ink and some other ink-like writing substances such as bister, etc. The inks will be prepared following the instructions of old texts, which either have been translated or are read in the original version (for example, old German). The risk of misinterpretation will be highlighted. The inks will be prepared using substances collected by the participants or prepared during the course from natural substances rather than bought at a shop. The various inks will be applied by course participants on different carrier materials such as papyrus, parchment and paper with different surface treatment using different writing devices like reed pen and pen. Participants will understand how the different inks penetrate the various materials or why the inks remain on the surface and why. The target is to understand inks as substances in terms of their dependence on natural components, their adhesion to carriers and their aging. Finally, decay mechanisms and the ways of dealing with them in the course of conservation will be discussed. Students will get a bibliography on inks in advance. Date: 25 - 27 Oct. 2019 Place: Online or at University for Continuous Education Krems Course language: English Lecturer: Patricia Engel Course fee: 200.00 Euros For additional information about this course and future offerings, please contact Dr. Patricia Engel at patricia.en...@donau-uni.ac.at<mailto:patricia.en...@donau-uni.ac.at>, phone: +43 (0)2732 893-2580<tel:+4327328932580>.
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