Category: Grimwade Centre

51. Mahmoud Mohammed

    ‘Changes in the Chemical Composition of Archaeological Wood Caused by Exposure to Different Environments and Its Relation with the Other Properties’ (PhD in cultural materials & conservation, 2018). This thesis aims to characterise the deterioration mechanisms of dry cultural heritage wood by applying a multi-analytical technique that is comparable to that used for waterlogged archaeological […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/11/01/mahmoud-mohammed

52. Emily Noake

    ‘Identifying, Characterising and Mapping the Deterioration of Cellulose Nitrate in Museum Collections: An Archaeological Adhesive Case Study’ (PhD in Cultural Materials Conservation, 2018). Introduced in the 1870s, cellulose nitrate (CN) has been widely used as a plastic, in film, coatings and adhesives. Research has shown CN to be an inherently unstable material, subject to rapid, […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/10/30/emily-noake

53. Sayad Sadra Zekrgoo

    ‘Persian Inks: A study on traditional writing matters used in Persia (15th–18th CE) through collection of recipes, historical reconstruction and non-invasive analysis of University of Melbourne’s Middle-Eastern manuscript collection’ (PhD in Cultural Materials Conservation, 2018). This thesis investigated optimum methods for the identification of different black inks used in Persia, mainly during the Safavid period […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/10/22/sayad-sadra-zekrgoo

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