Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that issue no. 4 of e_conservation magazine is now online and available for free download from
http://www.e-conservationline.com

No. 4, published on 20th April 2008
ISSN: 1646-9283

INDEX

News:
- Conference Review
The Object in Transition: A Cross-Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Getty Conservation Institute
24-26 January 2008, Los Angeles, California
Review by Christabel Blackman

- Conference Review
Conservation-Restoration Workshop for the Artistic Components of Historic Monuments
Romanian Ministry of Culture and Cults
20-21 March 2008, Bucharest, Romania
Review by Anca Dina

- 2008 Worksites
Conservation of the Mural Paintings from the Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel – “Mantuleasa”
by Simona Patrascu and Anca Nicolaescu

Upcoming Events:
April - June 2008

Articles:
- Technology Development
VARIM - A Useful System for Acquiring and Composing Images in Painting Analysis Techniques
by Juan Torres, Alberto Posse, José Manuel Menéndez, Araceli Gabaldón, Carmen Vega, Tomás Antelo, Marián del Egido & Miriam Bueso

- Material Studies and Characterisation
Materials Used in Romanian Manuscripts from 15th to 19th century - Stereomicroscopy
by Mihai I. A. Lupu

Case Study:
Georges de Batz. The Mysterious Case of an Art Collector Extraordinary Found by Examination of a Painting
by Niccolo Caldararo

Documentation:
Survey and Drawing for a Conservation-Restoration Project. A Study for Genoa and Savona.
by Giulia Pellegri

Heritage in Danger:
Emergency and Preventive Conservation Interventions of Abandoned Churches in Transylvania
by Péter Pál and Lóránd Kiss

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