Fabulous beasts—leather, silk and gold: recent research on and conservation of 12th century footwear from the episcopal tombs in Trèves Cathedral
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English Slovak |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-84407-253-3 |
| Online Access: | http://www.viks.sk/chk/14tmh_90.doc |
| Abstract: | SUMMARIES. This paper describes the conservation of 12th century episcopal shoe fragments recovered from the tombs of the bishops in Trèves Cathedral. Earlier conservation measures had been performed during the third decade of the 20th century. These treatments are compared with modern methods, in which the fragments are assembled and reshaped. The reconstruction drawings, the technical and chemical analysis, the conservation and the mounting for display are described. In December 2003, the central tomb was opened again and fragments of cork sole belonging to the uppers were recovered. They have been conserved and assigned to the fragments of upper leather. CONCLUSIONS. We have achieved the conservation goals. The fragments were assigned, conserved and reshaped. In the course of conservation treatment and analysis, the individual fragments were successfully pieced together into a displayable pair of shoes. The originally missing cork sole that was discovered during the excavation in 2003 could be returned to the upper of the fragments. The original fragments together with the analysis of the material and the reconstruction drawings thus provide a relatively complete picture of the medieval episcopal shoe. |
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| ISBN: | ISBN 1-84407-253-3 |
