| Credit Code and Name | |
| CRS0002 History of Art for Conservation | |
| Session | |
| Spring - Summer | |
| Course Description | |
| This set of eight hours of lectures on art history for conservation are aimed at introducing certain general principles of aesthetics that will also permit an introduction to terminology used in the field of history of art. It will outline the role of the art historian within an interdisciplinary conservation team. The resultant exchange of information and expertise will be treated during the lectures. Case studies from Malta and other parts of the Mediterranean world will be used to illustrate the subject. | |
| Lecture Notes | |
| Assignments | |
| Further Reading | |
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E.H. Gombrich, The Story of Art, Phaidon Press 1989. N. Stanley Price, M. Kirby Talley Jr, and A. Melucco Vaccaro eds, Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage The J. Paul Getty Trust 1996 pp.60-5;193-199. |
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