The Nebamun Wall Paintings
Conservation, Scientific Analysis and Display at the British Museum
Edited by Andrew Middleton Edited by Ken Uprichard
Paperback (Published)
(November 2008)
ISBN: 9781904982142
8.31 x 11.69 inches
Price: $80.00
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An exploration of the renowned wall painting fragments from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, celebrated as masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art and highlights of the British Museum collection. It places the fragments in their historical and artistic context while documenting the British Museum team’s extensive conservation project. Through collaborative work by curators, conservators, and scientists, the book reveals the materials and techniques used by ancient Egyptian artists, as well as past restoration efforts, culminating in their reinstallation in a new permanent gallery.
The eleven wall painting fragments from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun that were brought to the British Museum in the early 19th century have long been recognised as some of the finest examples of ancient Egyptian art and have been considered among the greatest treasures of the British Museum. This book places the paintings in their historical context and provides an account of the work of the team of curators, conservators and scientists to examine and conserve the painting fragments before preparing them for display in a new, permanent exhibition at the British Museum. The British Museum team has identified the materials and techniques that were used by the ancient Egyptian artists, and the numerous interventions that have been undertaken in the past to preserve the paintings. This book was published in association with the British Museum.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Illustrations of the Nebamun wall paintings
Introduction
Andrew Middleton and Ken Uprichard
The history of the wall paintings
The history of the Nebamun wall paintings: an archival investigation
Patricia Usick and Richard Parkinson
Materials and techniques of the paintings
Arriccio to intonaco
Andrew Middleton
Plant remains from the mud plaster
Caroline Cartwright
Pigments
Janet Ambers
The use and distribution of Egyptian blue: a study by visible-induced luminescence imaging
Giovanni Verri
Paint media and varnishes
Rebecca Stacey
Painterly technique
Eric Miller
Condition, conservation and display of the paintings
Analysis of materials used in previous conservation treatments
James Parker
Conservation of the paintings
Eric Miller
Remounting the paintings for display
Karen Birkhölzer
Appendices
Appendix 1: Images of each of the Nebamun paintings showing the distribution of sampling positions for pigment analysis
Appendix 2: Locations of sampling points for previous conservation materials and for ancient paint media and varnishes
Index
- Edited by Andrew Middleton
- Edited by Ken Uprichard
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