Proceedings publication

The Proceedings of the International Conference held in Florence in 2007 have been published by FUP (Firenze University Press):

Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage – Florence 2007

Proceedings of the International Conference held by COST Action IE0601 in Florence (Italy), 8-10 November 2007
edited by Luca Uzielli
234 pp. ISBN: 978-88-8453-382-1

Anyone can freely download the full Proceedings as a .PDF file (~ 6,3 MB), by going to the FUP page http://www.fupress.com/scheda.asp?IDV=1990
and clicking on the red words “Accesso aperto all’opera”

To buy paper copies of the volume (? 11,90 + transportation), click on the red word “prenota” and follow the instructions.
(the FUP page appears firstly in Italian, but you can also click for the English version)

About COST Action IE0601

“Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage (WoodCultHer)

This Action aims to improve the conservation (including study, preventive conservation and restoration) of European Wooden Cultural Heritage Objects (WCHOs), by fostering targeted research and multidisciplinary interaction between researchers in various fields of wood science, conservators of wooden artworks, other scientists from related fields.

Special emphasis will be given to the ageing of wood material (e.g. its factors – physical, mechanical, biological, chemical, environmental – and their interactions), methods for studying long-term deterioration, interactions between WCHOs and the environment (in the atmosphere, in the soil and in the water, thus including archaeological wood), evaluation of long-term compatibility of methods and products for restoration, evaluation of equipment for the diagnosis, restoration, monitoring and conservation of WCHOs, implementation of results into preventive conservation practice and standardization.

WoodCultHer