Diagnóstico e Conservação de Documentos Gráficos

In this course it is intended that the student acquires a horizontal knowledge about the nature of graphic documents and causes of deterioration, so as to perform the diagnosis of pathologies of the document heritage. In that context, the main objectives are:

1. Develop theoretical and practical knowledge for the identification and characterization of art on paper and archival/library materials, as well as, understand its historical evolution.

2. Study and comprehend the main deterioration processes and causes of alteration of paper based materials.

3. Learn how to do a survey and a pathologies diagnosis for these kinds of documents.

4. Introduction to preventive conservation decisions and techniques.

5. Hands-on working experience by the application of the methods learned to case studies.