atmospheric CO2 - to the Calcium
Carbonate from which it was originally made.
Best wishes
Kevin
On 28 Jan 2013, at 16:27, Frank Evans wrote:
> Greetings fellow dialists,
> The topic of conservation is not much touched upon in the sundial list. I am
> currently interested in the conserva
ation if it has worn away.
Conservators can apply for an Institute of Conservation qualification (ICON) which puts them
on the Institute's register of conservators.
See:http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2
like to know more of
restoration of stonework. Good topic.
Simon
Simon Wheaton-Smith
www.illustratingshadows.com
Phoenix, Arizona, W112.1 N33.5
--- On Mon, 1/28/13, Frank Evans wrote:
From: Frank Evans
Subject: conservation
To: "Sundial"
Date: Monday, January 28, 2013, 9:27 AM
Greetings fellow dialists,
The topic of conservation is not much touched upon in the sundial list.
I am currently interested in the conservation of a sandstone church
dial. Several local church dials, some very old, have be conserved by
experienced and professional stonemasons but they have
Folks,
This may be of interest to those who love stained glass dials.
International Conference on Glass Science in Art and Conservation (GLASSAC-08),
5-7 March 2008, Valencia, Spain: Programme now available
The provisional programme of the CLASSAC-08 congress is now available on the
-Messaggio originale-
Da: Mario Arnaldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
A: Frank Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: sundial list
Data: domenica 13 dicembre 1998 23.30
Oggetto: R: Conservation
>
>Dear Frank,
>
>as I am a restorer, I should say first of all that this kind of
Alexei Pace wrote
>I have a sundial of a friend of mine...who tried to replace a rusty gnomon
>but ended up breaking/chipping part of the stone of the dial itself.its
>a freestanding veritcal dial...
>
>With what can i attach the stone and the gnomon back in place? I thought
>some epoxy glue
Hi there fellow dialers.
I have a sundial of a friend of mine...who tried to replace a rusty gnomon
but ended up breaking/chipping part of the stone of the dial itself.its
a freestanding veritcal dial...
With what can i attach the stone and the gnomon back in place? I thought
some epoxy g
Frank Evans wrote:
<>
I can understand that. You probably know that the BSS has a sub-group
devoted to conservation. It does not adopt the stance (that is seen in
some conservation circles) that everything has to be regarded as
untouchable but rather does attempt to provide infor
Frank Evans wrote:
>
>Can anyone please help with these two problems of conservation:
>also what sort of covering, if any, the iron gnomon might benefit from?
>Should the old paint be stripped off, and how?
A zinc-rich 'cold galvanising' paint such as 'G
gnomon,
>mounted on a wall. ...The 1700 dial, which is on a private house,
has also been
>painted, in white, but long ago. The owner is loath to use any modern
>materials on it without taking advice, having had earlier bad
>experiences of so-called conservation.
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Well I
Greetings, fellow dialists,
Can anyone please help with these two problems of conservation:
The first concerns a dial dated 1700 on a house in Corbridge,
Northumberland, England. It is a small stone dial with an iron gnomon,
mounted on a wall. There is what appears to be a twin of
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