Course description
A wide choice of primary training is available in this country in aspects of object care. There are relatively few opportunities for conservation professionals to find specialist training to enhance their knowledge of materials and techniques. West Dean College has developed a series of short courses aimed at meeting this training need.
Leather can be found in association with a wide range of objects and has been used over many centuries and across the globe. The course is designed both to explore history, manufacture, chemistry and use of leather and to review current practice in its conservation. The format of the course includes demonstrations, practical sessions, lectures and case histories and it will be presented by two leading practitioners both working and teaching in this specialist area.
Lectures and case histories include:
- The historical context for looking at leather in historic interiors
- Discussion of diagnostic techniques and developing an appropriate methodology for solving conservation problems
- Conservation and restoration techniques, including choice of materials
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