Unlike the Mughal miniatures which were framed with sumptuous borders made of gold-flecked, painted, gilded and marbled paper, the borders of the Pahari works were…
Continue reading → The art of borders in Pahari paintings: description and conservation
A few years ago I had to conserve this badly damaged Gil Blas Almanac from 1881. The word Almanac was borrowed from medieval Latin almanac…
Continue reading → Street vendors and book peddlers: the conservation of an almanac from 1881
Next Tuesday, I will give an online lecture on my project to research and conserve the Pahari drawing and painting collection of the Museum Volkenkunde.…
For each drawing and painting, I make a float mount using a sheet of Japanese paper in which a window is cut to allow viewing…
Continue reading → Mounting a double-sided folio in hyperlapse
The project on the Pahari works of the Museum Volkenkunde is going well. I am currently mounting the 134 paintings and drawings using methods tailored…
The nanomister I recently purchased this device and am very happy with it. There are literally thousands of models online, so it's hard to find…
Continue reading → Tools and tips for the conservation of Indian miniature paintings
My thanks go to Shivani Sud for her opinion on the possible origin of this painting. Shivani is currently preparing her upcoming PhD dissertation, "The…
The collection of 24 drawings held at the Museum Volkenkunde depicts various birds from the western foothills of Himalaya, in the today-states of Himachal Pradesh…
When the lockdown is over, hopefully at the beginning of June, I will be starting a conservation and research project at the Volkenkunde Museum in…
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