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
Last week, I gave a two-day course on paper technology in Arab lands to the conservation team of the Franciscan Archives in Malta.The course has…
Continue reading → Course on paper history and technology in the Western Islamic lands
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.…
Willem Floor & Amelie Couvrat Desvergnes, Mage Publishers, 2022. The black and white hardcopy is available here The kindle full colour version is available on…
Continue reading → Book release: History of Paper in Iran, 1501–1925.
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…
After three years for research, writing and editing, I am proud to announce that our article on the painting from Genisa Ter Borch, an Iranian…
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…
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