TY - BOOK AU - Gowing AU - Heritage,Robert,Adrian TI - Conserving the painted past: developing approaches to wall painting conservation : post-prints of a conference organised by English Heritage, London, 2-4 December, 1999 PY - 2003///. CY - London: PB - James & James, KW - Mural painting and decoration, English KW - Congresses KW - Mural painting and decoration KW - Conservation and restoration KW - England KW - Wall paintings KW - Conservation KW - Frescoes KW - Τοιχογραφίες (Ζωγραφική fresco) KW - Τοιχογραφία και διακόσμηση N1 - At head of title: English Heritage; Post-prints of a conference organized by English Heritage, London 2-4 December, 1999."; Includes bibliographical references N2 - These seventeen papers, which originated at a conference organised by English Heritage in London in 1999, reflect on recent developments in the conservation of wall paintings from a multidisciplinary perspective. Supported by numerous illustrations, often in colour, the specialised and often technical papers discuss a range of conservation techniques, recent experiences, lessons to be learnt and visitor management. Subjects include Romano-British wall-paintings, paintings in Westminster Abbey, the techniques of domestic wall-paintings, 19th-century wall-paintings, metric survey techniques, the causes and mechanisms of detrimental change, risk assessment, the mineral approach to conservation, rock art sites, training in painting conservation and the international persepective ER -