From Quanzhou, China to Oxford, UK: An account of the Selden Map of China and its conservation
| Autor: | Mark Barnard, Marinita Stiglitz, Keisuke Sugiyama, Robert Minte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Studies in Conservation. |
| ISSN: | 2047-0584 0039-3630 |
| Popis: | The rediscovery in 2008 of 'The Selden Map of China' at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, UK, has greatly expanded knowledge of early seventeenth- century sea trade in East Asia. The map, painted with carbon ink and water colors on Chinese paper, is a unique example of Chinese merchant cartography, depicting a network of shipping routes, starting from the port of Quanzhou, Fujian province, and reaching Japan and Indonesia. The inflexible mounting, tightly rolled format, and patches had caused severe distortions and cracking of the primary support, making the map too unsafe for consultation and display. Firstly a long humidification method, consisting of the repeated application of layers of rayon paper with brush and water allowed the map to relax while supporting it, swelling the adhesive holding the lining. Secondly, the dry backing removal method was adopted. During conservation, the removal of the lining allowed a close inspection of the verso of the map. It revealed overlapping patches of various types of paper and a surface layer of adhesive which presented in certain areas the imprint of the 1919 cloth lining's pattern and in others a coarser pattern or both. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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