Training course, Dubrovnik, Croatian Conservation Institute / Dubrovnik Conservation Department, 20th-24th October 2008
Carlo Lalli from the Scientific Laboratory of the Florentine Opificio delle Pietre Dure held a training course in cleaning polychrome surfaces alternative to toxic solvents (easel paintings and paintings on wooden support, polychrome wooden sculptures). The course provided an overview of notions of general, organic and inorganic chemistry, complete with an overview of characteristics of adhesives, glues and varnishes, both natural and synthetic.
Lecturer- Carlo Lalli, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, Italy