Edited by Francesca Piqué and Dusan Stulik

Illustrated in color throughout, this volume presents selected papers from an international symposium held in June 2001 marking the completion of a 10-year project to conserve the Last Judgment mosaic at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. The project was a partnership among the Office of the President of the Czech Republic, the Prague Castle Administration, and the Getty Conservation Institute. The goal of the symposium was to present the methodology, research, and results of the project, which involved conserving one of the finest examples of monumental medieval mosaic art in Europe.

The volume's essays are divided into three parts, which cover the historical and art-historical context, conservation planning and methodology, and project implementation and maintenance. Topics addressed include the history, iconography, and visual documentation of the mosaic, the development and application of surface cleaning and protective coating techniques for the mosaic's glass tesserae, and post-treatment monitoring and maintenance.

The volume's essays are divided into three parts, which cover the historical and art-historical context, conservation planning and methodology, and project implementation and maintenance. Topics addressed include the history, iconography, and visual documentation of the mosaic, the development and application of surface cleaning and protective coating techniques for the mosaic's glass tesserae, and post-treatment monitoring and maintenance.

Francesca Piqué, a former project specialist with the GCI, is a conservator in private practice. Dusan Stulik is a senior scientist at the GCI.

288 pages, 9 x 11 inches
87 color and 82 b/w illustrations
ISBN 0-89236-782-2, paper, $75.00

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