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WYKORZYSTYWANIE ŹRÓDEŁ ARCHIWALNYCH W PRACACH KONSERWATORSKICH

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Jenkins M.

Ochrona Zabytków

2008

issue 3

81-90

When carrying out any conservation work it is vital to its success that it be well informed. Of the many potential sources of information which can be utilised during conservation work on historic buildings, archival sources are one of the most underused and undervalued. Such sources can reveal invaluable information about a buildings structure and construction. The use of such sources is a noninvasive means of discovering a significant amount of invaluable knowledge about a structure prior to work being carried out, information that even modern scientific investigative techniques will often be unable to reveal. Despite this, archival sources in their various forms are often only consulted as an afterthought when conservation work is well in progress. This article firstly examines exactly what is meant by archival sources and what forms these take. The sources which can be accessed whilst carrying out archival research to inform conservation work are many and varied and a range of these are examined in this article. These include: - Drawn evidence (plans, engineering drawings, paintings etc.); - Photographs - Written records (bills of quantity, specifications, contracts, descriptions etc.); - Books and catalogues - Film and sound records For each of these source types some notes are given on the different forms which they can take and on the information which can be drawn from the sources to inform conservation work. In many cases practical examples of how such sources have been utilised in the past are provided. For example, accounts can reveal the source of materials used in a building which provides a conservation team with an accurate, non-invasive investigative technique for material matching. Plans can reveal information about a buildings structure and layout that may not be apparent otherwise or which has changed over time. Photographs give an image of the appearance of a building at a particular juncture greatly informing conservation work as to fine detail of a buildings appearance and structure which could not be discerned otherwise. The article then considers 2 case studies where archival sources were used to inform conservation work, the Kibble Palace in Glasgow and the Martyrs Monument in Stirling. The Kibble Palace is a large glass house and archival sources of various types were used extensively to inform the repair and conservation work carried out in recent years. Likewise, archival sources were used to provide information on the original form of many elements during the restoration and repair work at the Martyrs Monument in Stirling. It is hoped these studies will provide readers with further practical examples of the important role archive sources can play in building conservation.

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WYKORZYSTYWANIE ŹRÓDEŁ ARCHIWALNYCH W PRACACH KONSERWATORSKICH