Showing posts with label Guadamecil / Gilt leather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guadamecil / Gilt leather. Show all posts

12/01/2017

Gilt Leather Artefacts: White Paper on Material Characterization and Improved Conservation Strategies within NICAS (2016)



Posthuma de Boer, M.; Groves, R. M.; Koldeweij, E.; Gilt Leather Artefacts: White Paper on Material Characterization and Improved Conservation Strategies within NICAS, Delft University of Technology - Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art and Science (NICAS), Delft (2016).
URL / PDF (TUDelft Repository, open access)

Abstract:
Due to its sensitivity, the conservation and upkeep of gilt leather is often underestimated. It can sincerely be considered as endangered cultural heritage. This publication describes the current state of knowledge from the perspectives of Technical Art History, Material Dynamics, Conservation and Diagnostics, and sets out research directions for 2017-2025.

15/06/2015

“Les chinoiseries dans les cuirs dorés des Pays-Bas du Sud” par Donders (2009)

Donders, Pascal; “Les chinoiseries dans les cuirs dorés des Pays-Bas du Sud”, in Jacques Marx e Brigitte D’Hainaut-Zveny (eds.), Etudes sur le XVIIIe siècle: Formes et figures du goût chinois dans les anciens Pays-Bas, vol. XXXVII, Bruxelles, Editions de Université de Bruxelles (2009) 215-220.
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07/03/2015

Museu de l'Art de la Pell, Vic (España)

Museu de l'Art de la Pell (MAP)
http://www.museuartpellvic.cat/

El MAP acull una magnífica col·lecció d’objectes elaborats amb pell. Les peces de gran riquesa artística, mostren una gran varietat de tècniques del treball de la pell (gravat, ferratjat, gofrat, calat, repujat, emmotllat, brodat, etc). Destaquen les realitzades amb la tècnica del guadamassil (pell de moltó daurada i policromada) utilitzada per a la confecció de revestiments murals, frontals d’altar, paravents, etc… També cal remarcar l’aplicació del cordovà (pell de cabra de gran qualitat) en el recobriment d’arquetes i caixes.

27/02/2015

“Couros Dourados / Guadamecis dos Países Baixos em Portugal (Séculos XVII e XVIII)” por Pereira (2015)

Pereira, Franklin; “Couros Dourados / Guadamecis dos Países Baixos em Portugal (Séculos XVII e XVIII)”, Al-Madan Online 19(2) (IIa Série) (2015) pp. 117–132.
URL (Issuu)

Resumo:
Nos séculos XVII e XVIII, Portugal recebeu guadamecis relevados por prensa provenientes dos Países Baixos. Estes rectângulos de “couros dourados” em estilo barroco e rococó foram utilizados em frontais de altar, estofos e biombos, e encontram-se espalhados por colecções particulares, igrejas e museus. O autor apresenta estudo comparado dos modelos conhecidos nessa técnica ornamental em couro. Considera ainda algumas imitações e as influências estéticas em estofos em couro lavrado executados em Portugal.

Abstract:
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Portugal received machine-pressed gilt leather (guadamecis) from the Netherlands. These rectangles in Baroque and Rococo style were used on altar fronts, upholstery and screens. They can be found in private collections, churches and museums. The author presents a comparative study of the known models of this leather decoration technique. He also refers to some imitations and to the aesthetical influences on leather upholstery made in Portugal.

26/12/2014

"All that glitters: conservation of a gilt leather chasuble" by Smith (2014)


Smith, Katy; “All that Glitters: Conservation of a Gilt Leather Chasuble”, V&A Conservation Journal 62 (2014)

06/08/2014

Cordobanes y guadamecies por Ferrandis Torres (1955)

José Ferrandis Torres, Cordobanes y guadamecies: catálogo ilustrado de la exposición, Madrid, Palacio de la Biblioteca y Museos Nacionales (1955).
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22/11/2013

“Um frontal de altar em “couro dourado”/guadameci na Igreja de Santa Eulália, em Vimioso (Trás-os-Montes)” por Pereira (2013)

Pereira, Franklin Manuel; “Um frontal de altar em “couro dourado”/guadameci na Igreja de Santa Eulália, em Vimioso (Trás-os-Montes)”, Cadernos de História da Arte 1 (2013) 99–107.
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Resumo:
O presente texto aborda um frontal de altar em guadameci, presente na Igreja de Santa Eulália,Vimioso; o autor descreve a técnica, a sua origem ibérica, os padrões correntes na época tardo-medieval, e o desenvolvimento da arte fora da Península, nomeadamente a produção industrializada dos Países Baixos do século XVIII, onde se inscreve o frontal em estudo. Considera ainda a partilha de estéticas entre manufacturas – tapeçarias, pintura em tábua e em parede – e a existência de outros frontais de altar em guadameci em Trás-os-Montes.

Abstract:
This article takes into account a gilt leather altar front in the church of Santa Eulália, Vimioso; the author describes the technique, its Iberian origin, the usual patterns in late medieval times, and the further developmentof the art outside the Iberian Peninsula, particularly the industrialized production of the Low Countries in the 18th century, from where this altar front came. It takes into account the sharing of aesthetics between manufactures – tapestries, paintings on wood and on walls – and other altarfronts in gilt leather that exist in Trás-os-Montes.

05/07/2013

Adhesive treatments: skins and leathers by Dignard (2013)

Carole Dignard, conservator from the Canadian Conservation Institute, organised two valuable documents on adhesive backing treatments of leathers and skins. They were recently made available on-line at the ICOM-CC Ethnographic Collections Working Group web page.
The titles of the documents and the links are as follows:

- Annotated Bibliography on Adhesive Treatments of Skins and Leathers
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- Literature Survey Tables on Adhesives, Backings and Application Methods for Treatments of Skins and Leathers
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01/07/2013

Postprints of the 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather & Related Materials Working Group (2013)

Céline Bonnot-Diconne, Carole Dignard, Jutta Göpfrich (eds.), Postprints of the 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather & Related Materials Working Group, Offenbach, 29-31 August 2012, ICOM-CC (2013)
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26/05/2013

“Diagnostic analyses for the study of materials, technique and state of preservation of a gilt and painted leather of the XVIII century” by Mannina and Lombardo (2013)

Mannina, Loredana; Lombardo, Angela, “Diagnostic analyses for the study of materials, technique and state of preservation of a gilt and painted leather of the XVIII century”, Procedia Chemistry 8 (2013) 202–211
DOI:10.1016/j.proche.2013.03.026 / PDF (ScienceDirect)

Abstract:
In this study we report on the restoration work for the gilded and painted leather from the Sanctuary of the Santissimo Crocifisso di Papardura in Enna, Italy. The work started with a historical and stylistic examination of the artwork which dates back to 18th century. The study of the leather and its decoration was deepened thanks to specific scientific analysis (such as XRF spectroscopy, Raman and SEM) in order to assure the integrity of the material during the restoration work. To this end, a diagnostic procedure was set up to provide a clear picture of constitutive materials (type of leather, silver leaf and pigments), technique, and state of preservation.

08/02/2013

El gremio cordobés de guadamecileros y su producción durante los siglos XVI y XVII por Alors Bersabé (2012)

Alors Bersabé, Teresa Mª;  El gremio cordobés de guadamecileros y su producción durante los siglos XVI y XVII, Tesis doctoral en Patrimonio, Departamento de Historia del Arte, Arqueología y Música, Universidade de Córdoba (2012)
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18/01/2013

"O comércio de "couro dourado"/guadameci entre Córdova e Lisboa: um contrato de venda de 1525" por Pereira (2013)

Pereira, Franklin; “O comércio de "couro dourado"/guadameci entre Córdova e Lisboa: um contrato de venda de 1525”, Medievalista [Em linha]13 (Janeiro - Junho 2013).
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Resumo:
"O comércio de "couro dourado"/guadameci entre Córdova e Lisboa: um contrato de venda de 1525" incide sobre um documento de importações entre um guadamecileiro de Lisboa, trabalhando para a corte, e um pintor de Córdova; a lista inclui frontais de altar, cobertas de parede e coxins. Além de comentar o contrato, o autor refere os usos do guadameci nos dois países ibéricos pós-Reconquista como parte das modas mudéjares do século XV-XVI.

Abstract:
"The trade of gilt leather/guadameci between Córdoba and Lisbon: a contract from 1525" deals with a document of imports between a gilt leather maker from Lisbon, working for the court, and a painter from Córdoba; the list includes altar fronts, wall hangings and cushions. Besides commenting such contract, the author refers the uses of gilt leather in both Iberian countries coming out of the Reconquest as part of the mudejar fashions of the 15th-16th centuries.

28/09/2012

Cuir doré hangings in the Royal Ontario Museum by Cselenyi (1973)

Ladislav Cselenyi; Cuir doré hangings in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (1973)
URL (Internet Archive)

From the text:
Like stone, wood, textile, metal, glass and other substances, leather has from time immemorial been used as a ground for painting. Such paintings are not to be confused with cuir doré, which usually consists of gilt leather pieces (or carrets) decorated by embossing, punching and painting.
The Royal Ontario Museum has acquired two important cuir dore wall hangings, the larger (PI. 1) 518.3 x 274.4 cm., the smaller (PI. 2) 265.5x266.8 cm. Mr. Heribert Hickl-Szabo, Curator of the European Department, discovered them in the possession of the Lindpaintner' family, from whom the ROM acquired them.

03/08/2012

“La producción y comercialización del guadamecí en Córdoba durante el siglo XVI” por Alors Bersabé (2011)

Alors Bersabé, Teresa María; “La producción y comercialización del guadamecí en Córdoba durante el siglo XVI”, Ambitos: revista de estudios de ciencias sociales y humanidades 25 (2011) 87-96
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Resumen:
La producción del guadamecí fue durante el siglo XVI una de las más importantes en la ciudad de Córdoba, lo que favoreció un incremento de los oficiales dedicados a esta labor, provocando favoreció la aparición de unas Ordenanzas muy específicas que regularon el gremio de guadamecileros. Este estudio pretende mostrar los rasgos característicos de esta industria durante dicha etapa, incluyendo los factores favorecedores que permitieron su apogeo, así como los gustos de una sociedad que demandaba cada vez más este tipo de trabajo en cuero.

Abstract:
Guadameci’s production was, during the XVI century, one of the most important for the city of Cordoba, which caused an increase of skilled workers dedicated to this work and led to the emergence of specific ordinances for the regulation of the guadamecileros’s guild. This study aims to show the characteristics of this industry during that period, including the predisposing factors that enabled its peak and the tastes of a society that increasingly demand this type of leather work.

27/07/2012

"Gilt leather/guadameci in Coimbra..." by Pereira (2012)

Pereira, Franklin; “Gilt leather/guadameci in Coimbra – comments on documents of the 12th and 16th centuries”, Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra 25 (2012) 169-180

Resumo:
Entre vários tipos de calçado, as posturas municipais de Coimbra, de 1145, referem botas em couro dourado/”gudemiciz”; parece ser esta a primeira referência aos guadamecis no reino de Portugal, e em particular numa cidade recentemente reconquistada ao domínio muçulmano. Em finais do século XVI, vários documentos da Universidade de Coimbra referem cobertas de parede, coberta de mesa e guardaportas, tudo fabricado por um guadamecileiro. Esta documentação leva-nos numa viagem às modas mudéjares e medievais onde o guadameci se encontrava.

Abstract:
Amidst different footwear, the taxes of Coimbra, dated from 1145, refer boots made in gilt leather/“gudemiciz”; it seems this is the first reference to gilt leather in the kingdom of Portugal, and in particular in a city recently conquered from the Muslims. In late 16th century, several documents of Coimbra University refer wall hangings, a table cover and large door frames made by a maker of gilt leather. These historic data take us into a journey of mudejar and medieval fashions where gilt leather was a part.

09/03/2012

ICOM-CC Leather Working Group, Proceedings of past interim meetings available online

The following proceedings of the ICOM-CC, Leather and Related Materials (LRM) Working Group Interim Meetings have been digitized and/or made available online:

London 1992 Interim Meeting
Eds. Pieter Hallebeek, Marion Kite, Christopher Calnan 
(published in 1992)
URL / PDF

Brussels 1998 Interim Meeting
Ed. Theo Sturge 
(published in 2007)
URL / PDF

Vic 2000 Interim Meeting
Ed. Museu de l'Art de la Pell 
(published in 2004)
URL / PDF 

Athens 2004 Joint Interim Meeting
Papers/posters of LRM Working Group
Ed. Theo Sturge
(published in 2007)
URL / PDF 

Krakow 2007 Joint Interim Meeting
Paper/posters of LRM Working Group
Ed. Andreas Schulze

Paper: C. Bonnot-Diconne, J.-P. Fournet and B. Rondot; "Hanging of a XVIIth century Italian gilt leather at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris"
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Poster: T. Sturge; "Gilt leather wall hangings at Dyrham Park. A trial for rehanging"

Poster: M. Součkova; "Drying of leather book bindings affected by the 2002 flood"
URL / PDF

Rome 2010 Joint Interim Meeting 
Eds. Elsje Janssen, Mariabianca Paris, Malgorzata Sawicki, Kate Seymour and Andrew Thorn  
(published in 2010)
URL / PDF (restricted access)

20/01/2012

Goldleder zwischen 1500 und 1800 - Herstellung und Erhaltung, Schulze (2010)

Andreas Schulze, Goldleder zwischen 1500 und 1800 - Herstellung und Erhaltung, Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Geisteswissenschaften im Studiengang Kunsttechnologie, Konservierung und Restaurierung von Kunst- und Kulturgut, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden, 2010
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Zusammenfassung
Für die Entwicklung geeigneter Strategien und Methoden zur Erhaltung von Kunstund Kulturgut ist die detaillierte Kenntnis der ursprünglichen Herstellungsverfahren und der verwendeten Materialien eine unverzichtbare Voraussetzung.
Im Falle des Goldleders gerieten diese Kenntnisse gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts vollständig in Vergessenheit. Die Wiederentdeckung der Herstellungsdetails war das Hauptanliegen der vorliegenden Arbeit. Dazu wurden 27 Quellenschriften zu den verschiedenen Aspekten der Goldlederherstellung aus Spanien, Italien, den Niederlanden, England, Frankreich und Deutschland ausgewertet. Der Schwerpunkt lag dabei auf der Blütezeit des Goldleders vom Beginn des 16. bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts, wobei aber auch einige mittelalterliche Quellen zu den frühen Anfängen oder Vorläufern des „klassischen“ Goldleders mit einbezogen wurden.
Die gewonnenen Informationen wurden durch ein Nachvollziehen der Handlungsanweisungen für alle Herstellungsschritte des Goldleders in der Praxis überprüft und mit den erhaltenen Goldledertapeten im Schloss Moritzburg, aber auch mit bereits abgeschlossenen Untersuchungen anderer Stücke verglichen.
Eine weitere wichtige Zielrichtung dieser Arbeit bestand darin, die aus den historischen Quellen sowie der Untersuchung des vorhandenen Goldlederbestandes zu gewinnenden materialspezifischen und herstellungstechnischen Erkenntnisse sowohl für die Entwicklung komplexer Erhaltungsstrategien als auch für konkrete Konservierungs- beziehungsweise Restaurierungsmethoden nutzbar zu machen.

Abstract
A detailed knowledge of the original techniques of manufacture and of the used materials is essentially for the development of suitable strategies and methods for the preservation of cultural heritage.
In the case of gilt leather these skills had been lost completely at the end of the 18th century. The aim of the presented work was the rediscovery of the lost knowledge.
For this purpose 27 written sources about the different aspects of gilt leather production from Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Great Britain, France and Germany had been analysed. The emphasis of these researches was placed on the period of flowering of gilt leather between the beginning of the 16th and the end of the 18th century. Nevertheless some medieval art technological sources to the early roots or predecessors of the “classical” gilt leather have been included into account.
The results of these researches have been verified in practice by the reconstruction of the historic descriptions for all steps of gilt leather manufacture and compared also with the results of the scientific examination of the original gilt leather wallhangings of Moritzburg castle and similar objects.
Another important aim of this work was it, to use the rediscovered art technological knowledge, which could be obtained by the examination of the historic sources and of the original objects, for the development of complex strategies and concrete methods for the conservation-restoration of gilt leather objects in general.