Medievalists.net » Conservation http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Repair? Restore? Re-Design?: The North Porch of Durham Cathedral http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/21/repair-restore-re-design-north-porch-durham-cathedral/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/21/repair-restore-re-design-north-porch-durham-cathedral/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:19:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55561 The North Porch of Durham Cathedral was conceived as part of the great Norman building campaign of Durham Cathedral, complete by 1133.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/21/repair-restore-re-design-north-porch-durham-cathedral/feed/ 0 Conservation project to restore Rosslyn Chapel completed after 16 years http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/20/conservation-project-to-restore-rosslyn-chapel-completed-after-16-years/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/20/conservation-project-to-restore-rosslyn-chapel-completed-after-16-years/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:11:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43720 Rosslyn Chapel is no longer obstructed by scaffolding, as a major conservation project to restore the Scottish historic site has been finished after 16 years.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/20/conservation-project-to-restore-rosslyn-chapel-completed-after-16-years/feed/ 0 Reading the unreadable: New X-ray technology can now read rolled-up scrolls http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/21/reading-the-unreadable-new-x-ray-technology-can-now-read-rolled-up-scrolls/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/21/reading-the-unreadable-new-x-ray-technology-can-now-read-rolled-up-scrolls/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41251 Scientific breakthrough will allow historians to virtually read medieval scrolls to fragile to open.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/21/reading-the-unreadable-new-x-ray-technology-can-now-read-rolled-up-scrolls/feed/ 0 Is the Conservation of the United Kingdom’s Built Heritage Sustainable? http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/31/is-the-conservation-of-the-united-kingdoms-built-heritage-sustainable/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/31/is-the-conservation-of-the-united-kingdoms-built-heritage-sustainable/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:13:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34376 How does one put a price on the priceless? What is the cost of protecting and preserving this multitude of homes, castles, industrial buildings and urban social history and, more importantly, is it sustainable?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/31/is-the-conservation-of-the-united-kingdoms-built-heritage-sustainable/feed/ 0 Researchers look to save deteriorating Viking treasures of Oseberg http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/06/researchers-look-to-save-deteriorating-viking-treasures-of-oseberg/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/06/researchers-look-to-save-deteriorating-viking-treasures-of-oseberg/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:40:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32489 Conservation experts in Norway are conducting tests to see if a solution can be found on how to save important archaeological finds from the Viking Age that were discovered in Oseberg in 1904.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/06/researchers-look-to-save-deteriorating-viking-treasures-of-oseberg/feed/ 0 Iron and sulphur compounds threaten old shipwrecks http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/16/iron-and-sulphur-compounds-threaten-old-shipwrecks/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/16/iron-and-sulphur-compounds-threaten-old-shipwrecks/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=31757 Sulphur and iron compounds have now been found in shipwrecks both in the Baltic and off the west coast of Sweden.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/16/iron-and-sulphur-compounds-threaten-old-shipwrecks/feed/ 0 Caring for the castles and abbeys of the Welsh princes http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/12/caring-for-the-castles-and-abbeys-of-the-welsh-princes/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/12/caring-for-the-castles-and-abbeys-of-the-welsh-princes/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:03:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=30123 Gwilym Hughes - Cadw’s assistant director, historic environment - outlines the achievements of the Welsh Cultural Heritage Initiative.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/12/caring-for-the-castles-and-abbeys-of-the-welsh-princes/feed/ 0 Emergency repairs to medieval gatehouse set to begin http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/07/emergency-repairs-to-medieval-gatehouse-set-to-begin/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/07/emergency-repairs-to-medieval-gatehouse-set-to-begin/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:50:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=29910 A medieval monastic gatehouse at Pentney Priory in Norfolk is to be saved, following a £200,000 English Heritage grant for emergency structural repairs.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/07/emergency-repairs-to-medieval-gatehouse-set-to-begin/feed/ 0 Westgate Towers in Canterbury to be blocked from traffic http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/05/westgate-towers-in-canterbury-to-be-blocked-from-traffic/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/05/westgate-towers-in-canterbury-to-be-blocked-from-traffic/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:34:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=29823 The massive 14th-century Westgate Towers in Canterbury will no longer see cars passing through its gate, as city officials start a 12-month experimental project to make the roadway accessible only for pedestrians.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/05/westgate-towers-in-canterbury-to-be-blocked-from-traffic/feed/ 0 World Monuments Fund lists 67 heritage sites “most at-risk” http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/07/world-monuments-fund-lists-67-heritage-sites-most-at-risk/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/07/world-monuments-fund-lists-67-heritage-sites-most-at-risk/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:18:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26215 The World Monuments Fund’s President Bonnie Burnham has announced the 2012 World Monuments Watch. Since 1996, the biennial Watch has drawn international attention to cultural-heritage sites in need of assistance, helping to save some of the world’s most treasured places. The 2012 Watch includes 67 sites, representing 41 countries and territories. The list of most-at-risk […]

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