WoodCultHer

COST Action IE0601 “Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage”

International Conference on Wooden Cultural Heritage:

Evaluation of Deterioration and Management of Change

(Hamburg/Germany; October 7-10, 2009)

List of papers which will be presented – update 06 October 2009

Abstract booklet

Keynotes

Koch G MacroHOLZdata wood ID Innovative digital tools for macroscopic wood identification and information retrieval for educational facilities and professionals in wood utilization

Singh A Role of electron microscopy in understanding deterioration of wooden objects of cultural heritage

Wadum J Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings: Tradition, Innovation, Initiatives.

Orals (presenting Author is underlined)

Session 2

Kozlowski Diagnosis and conservation of wooden cultural heritage : necessary European standardisation within CEN TC 346 ‘Conservation of Cultural Heritage’ ; Krakow, 2-3.4.09

I Kucerova T Olstad Consolidation, reinforcement and stabilisation of decorated wooden artefacts ; Prague, 30-31.3.09

Uwe Noldt Wood-destroying insects and decay fungi in and moulds on wooden cultural heritage objects and constructions (Training School); Hamburg, 16-20.3.09

Fioravanti M Structural typologies and conservation of roof timber structure; Florence, 20-23.5.09

Thickett D, Kozlowski Managing environmental risks to wooden interiors and collections in historic buildings and churches; Cambridge, 27-28.4.09

Session 3

Christensen I V, Ottosen LM, Jensen P, Bojesen-Koefoed I, Kutzke H, Braovac S, Sandström T, Christensen M The use of an electric field for the removal of alum from treated wooden objects

Christensen M , Hansen FK, Kutzke H New materials used for the consolidation of archaeological wood – past attempts, present struggles, and future requirements

Jelen E, Wiedemann G, Püschner K Laser cleaning of contaminated wooden objects

Mayer I, Hunger K, Wörle M, Hubert V, Arx U von Destructive and non-destructive methods for the evaluation of pesticides concentration and emissions from wooden art objects

Sperantza C, Papadimitriou M, Pournou A Risk management: a case study of the wooden collection held in storage at the folk art museum of Athens

Session 4

Fioravanti M, Togni M, Bertolini C, Ceresa F, Ronzon L, Iezzi M. How physical and mechanical damages might affect conservation of wooden ships in Museum environments: the case of Ebe schooner

Klaassen R KWM Factors that influence the speed of bacterial wood degradation

Yokoyama M, Gril J, Matsuo M, Yano H, Sugiyama J, Clair B, Kubodera S, Mistutani T, Sakamoto M, Ozaki H, Imamura M, Kawai S Mechanical characteristics of aged Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.) wood from Japanese historical buildings – Comparative analyses with accelerated aging wood

Gereke T, Anheuser K, Lehmann E, Niemz P Moisture behaviour of recent and naturally aged wood

Saft S, Kaliske M. Numerical Simulation of Historical Pianoforte

Session 5

Touza Vazquez MC Case study: assessment the mechanical properties from an old “pitch pine” timber structure

Uzielli L, DionisiVici P, Cocchi L, Zazzeri D, Scudieri M Monitoring actual deformations of an original painted panel by Beato Angelico in the San Marco Museum, Florence

Sandak A, Sandak J, Zborowska M, Prądzyński W, Negri M Characterization of archaeological oak (Quercus sp.) with mid and near infrared spectroscopy

Session 6

Michette AG X-Ray Microscopy of wood based products

Bielecki J X-Ray Tomography

Pina L High Energy Tomography of wood and trees

Short Orals (presenting Author is underlined)

Abdel Rahman Medhat; Yassien Zidan; Nesrin M.N. El Hadidi Study on the use of polymers in the treatment and conservation of historical wood

Jiri Bláha , Kloiber, M., Frankl, J., Drdácký, M., Valach, J., Růžička, P The Conservation of the Historic Timber Roof of the Royal Palace at the Tocnik Castle

Susan Braovac , Hartmut Kutzke The Presence of Sulphuric Acid in Alum-conserved Wood – Origin and Consequences

B Constantinescu Catalina Pauna, Daniela Stan Authentication of ancient stringed musical instruments – the contribution of X-Ray Fluorescence analysis

Helena Cruz, Pedro Palma Fire risk and protection of old timber roofs – need for focused meetings

J Gelbrich, Carsten Mai, Holger Militz Evaluation of bacterial wood degradation by FTIR measurement

Boštjan LESAR, Franc POHLEVEN and Miha Humar Use of boron compounds for treatment of wooden historical objects

Angela Karsten, Graeme Earl Stirling castle wood recording project

Margarita Kisternaya Valery Kozlov Wood-science approach to the preservation of historic timber structures

Liljana Kovachovska Deterioration of wood: Biological Degradation; detection and Control

Sandie Leconte, M. Vion, C. Clarke Attempt to find the ancient sound: from the modelisation to the reconstruction of the Erard Piano in Musée de la musique

Miyuki Matsuo Misao Yokoyama, Kenji Umemurai, Junji Sugiyama, Shuichi Kawai, Joseph Gril, Ken’ichiro Yano, Shigeru Kubodera, Takumi Mitsutani, Hiromasa Ozaki, Minoru Sakamoto, Mineo Imamura Evaluation of the aging wood from historical buildings as compared with the accelerated aging wood and cellulose – Analysis of color properties.

G. Giachi, S. Bugani, J.J. Łucejko, F Modugno, F. Tatti Different techniques (SEM, DR-µCT,FIB/SEM) for the evaluation of the deposition of consolidants into waterlogged archaeological wood

Kalle Pilt, Vello Pallav, Matis Miljan Diagnosis of Timber Structures and Archaeological Wood of Cultural Heritage.

Ladislav Reinprecht, Miloš Pánek Detection of rot in wood beams by ultrasound method – model and practical studies

Laszlo Tolvaj Monitoring of photodegradation for wood by infrared spectroscopy

Eleftheria Tsakanika-Theohari, G. Pavlopoulos, A. Pournou Diagnosis of the preservation state of timber structural elements: A case study of a post-Byzantine mansion in Greece

Reports from STSMs (presenting Author is underlined)

Maaike De Ridder Changes in density and moisture content of archaeological waterlogged wood

E Feci Termites attacks on ancient timber structures: diagnosis, identification and methods of control

Eric Fouilhé, Giacomo Goli, Anne Houssay, George Stoppani Modal analysis and vibrational behaviour of tailpieces in stringed instruments

Michal Lukomski Implementation of a portable ESPI to the characterization of damaged areas in painted wood

Daniel Constantin Negut Nuclear Techniques for Conservation of Painted Wood Cultural Heritage

Renate Kuhnen Measurements of hygroscopic deformations in panel paintings

Posters (reference Author is underlined)

Jan Bosselaers Contributions of Janssen PMP towards preservation of wooden (and other) cultural heritage.

Livia Bucsa, Corneliu Bucsa The Study of Biological Decay with Church Icons on Wooden Support from Romania

Mirel Bucur Physical-mechanical degradation of support and paintings layers of the icons on wood from Romania.

Pruna Mariana, Ileana Chirtea Monitoring Xylophages Insects in the Outdoor Section of “Dumbrava Sibiu”, NMC (the national museum center), ASTRA

Ana Calvo, Joana Salgueiro, Salomé de Carvalho The wooden supports in Portugal: the Pentecost in different altarpiece structures

A. Baldit, D.Dureisseix, F. Morestin, H. Maigre Follow-up of a panel restoration procedure through image correlation and finite elements modelling

A Fejo H. Cruz Inspection Techniques and Rehabilitation Solutions for Ancient Wooden Structures: some Portuguese Case Studies

Michael Formosa On 18th and 19th Century Sacristy Furniture in the Maltese Islands: Preservation

Migdonia Georgescu, Veturia Chiroiu The Design of Wooden Churches Roof; an Empirical Solution against Wind and Rain Damages, Mathematically Confirmed. Case Study: Budeşti-Josani, Maramureş County, Romania

Dulce Franco Henriques, Lina Nunes, Jorge de Brito Preliminary testing of timber consolidants applied by impregnation

Frederico Henriques, Alexandre Gonçalves, Ana Calvo, Ana Bailão Application of spatial analysis operations for the characterization of wood painting features

Aleksandra Hola An artwork: alterable – not unalterable. A critical analysis of the restoration process as a creative factor within an artwork’s new structure. The case of the collection of western panel paintings from the Museum in Tarnowskie Gory.

Erich Jelen 3D-confocal-microscopy: New advantages for non destructive measurements

Ozgul Yılmaz Karaman, Mine Tanac Kiray Improvement and Structural Strengthening of Old Timber Elements by Use of Supplementary Timber Supports “Case Studies in Turkey”

Jullien Colmars, Bertrand Marcon, Joseph Gril Hygromechanical response of a painted panel in a church: monitoring and computer modelling

Paola Mazzanti, Luca Uzielli Time to reach the equilibrium moisture content: in laboratory tests on Poplar (Populus alba L.) mock-up panels

J Lucejko, F. Modugno, E. Ribechini, M. Zborowska, M.P. Colombini Characterization of archaeological waterlogged wood by pyrolytic and mass spectrometric techniques

Mariapaola Riggio, Maurizio Piazza In-situ evaluation of timber members in historic structures: approaches and application of non-destructive techniques for the decay characterization.

Flavio Ruffinatto, Nicola Macchioni, Guido Boetto, Roberto Zanuttini Potential of reflected light microscopy as a non-invasive identification tool on wooden cultural artefacts

Misao Yokoyama, Shuichi Kawai, Junji Sugiyama How to gather aged wood samples from historical buildings in Japanese context

Magdalena Zborowska, Anna Sandak, Jakub Sandak, Sławomir Borysiak, Wlodzimierz Prądzyński Characterization of archaeological wood degradation with selected nondestructive methods