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Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road : Proceedings of an International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang Book

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  • Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road : Proceedings of an International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang
  • Written by author Neville Agnew
  • Published by Getty Publications, 6/19/1997
  • The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site near Dunhuang City in the Gobi Desert, is located on the ancient caravan route that once linked China with the West. Nearly 500 of these grotto temples remain. This volume of symposium proceedings marks the c
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Foreword
Preface
Site Map of the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang
Map of the Silk Road
China Dynasty Table
Dunhuang Art: The Treasure of the Silk Road 1
An Overview of Protection of Grottoes in China 4
Fifty Years of Protection of the Dunhuang Grottoes 12
Projects of the Getty Conservation Institute and the State Bureau of Cultural Relics: The Mogao and Yungang Grottoes 23
Keynote Address: The Management of Ancient Chinese Cave Temples: A Site-Management Training Course at the Yungang Grottoes 28
Management of Tourism at Buddhism Sites 41
The Dambulla Rock Temple Complex, Sri Lanka: Ten Years of Management, Research, and Conservation 46
Site-Management Lessons from Canyon de Chelly, Lascaux, Sigiriya, and Bamian 56
The Role of Documentation in Defining Conservation Strategies at Grotto Sites 62
Conservation Survey of the Tam Ting Caves 67
Keynote Address: Complexity and Communication: Principles of In Situ Conservation 82
The Treatment of Two Chinese Wall Painting Fragments 95
Paintings on Silk and Paper from Dunhuang at the British Museum: Conservation Methods 105
Conservation Treatment of Two Ming Dynasty Temple Well Paintings 112
Research on Protection of Ancient Floor Tiles in the Mogao Grottoes 120
A Chinese Wall Painting and a Palace Hall Ceiling: Materials, Technique, and Conservation 127
The Conservation of Tempera Mural Paintings and Architectural Finishes 139
Keynote Address: Geotechnical Issues in the Conservation of Sites 147
Review of Stabilization Projects at the Mogao Grottoes 159
Stabilization and Consolidation of the Kizil Grottoes 170
Application of Cartridge Type Grouting in Grotto Conservation 181
Techniques for Reinforcement of the Maijishan Grottoes 187
Chemical Consolidation of Conglomerate and Sand at the Mogao Grottoes 194
Research into the Control of Damage by Windblown Sand at the Mogao Grottoes 213
Desert Adapted Plants for Control of Windblown Sand 227
Conservation of the Engraved Rock Wall in the Temiya Cave, Japan 235
Geological Environment of the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang 244
Geotechnical Stability Problems of the Dafosi Grotto 249
Keynote Address: Conservation of Subterranean Historic and Prehistoric Monuments: The Importance of the Environment and Microclimate 259
Deposition of Atmosphere Particles within the Yungang Grottoes 270
Control of Particle Deposition within the Yungang Grottoes 279
Microclimate of Cave Temples 53 and 194, Mogao Grottoes 294
Environmental Monitoring at the Mogao Grottoes 301
A Nondestructive Method for Determining Weathering and Consolidation of Stone 314
Investigations of the Deterioration and Conservation of the Dafosi Grotto 320
Color Change of Pigments in the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang 329
Analysis of Wall Painting Fragments from the Mogao and the Bingling Temple Grottoes 334
Color Measurement at the Mogao Grottoes 341
Scientific Examination of the Sculptural Polychromy of Cave 6 at Yungang 348
Pigment Analysis of Polychrome Statuary and Wall Paintings of the Tiantishan Grottoes 362
Lead Isotope Analyses of Some Chinese and Central Asian Pigments 369
Formation and Stability of Chinese Barium Copper Silicate Pigments 379
The Polychrome Terra cotta Army of the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang 388
Contributors 395
Illustration Credits 404


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