The Restoration Notebooks 2021 (X)

Abstract

In 2021, the editorial direction of The Restoration Notebooks focused on the theme of professional ethics and deontology, highlighting the need to clarify and strengthen professional identity within the field of heritage conservation and restoration. At the same time, the issue emphasized the importance of communicating and understanding the role of specialists beyond the strict boundaries of the field, in relation to other professions and to society as a whole.

Marking the journal’s tenth anniversary, the publication reflects a continuous diversification of both the themes addressed and the types of contributions and specialists involved, facilitating a genuine exchange of experience and a more comprehensive understanding of cultural heritage in its entirety. An interdisciplinary approach thus becomes essential, particularly in the context of interventions on complex monuments, where structural and artistic components — mural paintings, wood, stone, and other materials — must be analyzed and treated in relation to one another. Interdisciplinarity implies not only the expansion of knowledge, but also the responsibility to ensure that conservation-restoration interventions are beneficial to the material being treated, without negatively affecting other components of the heritage asset.

Case studies play a central role in this dynamic, enriching professional experience through the dissemination of concrete intervention examples. Consequently, the journal places particular emphasis on presenting recent conservation-restoration interventions and research dedicated to cultural heritage.

Furthermore, the contributions submitted to the editorial board reveal a constant concern among specialists regarding systemic dysfunctions within the field, as well as the challenges encountered in professional practice, despite the evident need for expertise. Nevertheless, restoration and research activities continue, supported by the commitment of dedicated professionals, as demonstrated by the case studies published over time.

The celebration of the journal’s tenth anniversary therefore represents not only a commemorative milestone, but also a reaffirmation of its commitment to supporting the development of the field through information, critical reflection, and the facilitation of professional exchange, for the benefit of both current specialists and future generations.

Table of contents:

• Between concepts and principles for the conservation-restoration of the artistic components of the Timișoara dome – the imperial foundation of the Viennese court, Ioan Darida

• The Martyrion of Halmyris, a restoration site interrupted, Elena Murariu   

• Architectural heritage in Bucharest. An open lesson, Ana Bârcă    

• Architectural Heritage in the Protected Built areas of Bucharest, Between Protection and Ignorance, Raluca-Maria Trifa  

• The Specificity of the Historical Tree Plantations in the Public Parks Set Up Between 1830 and 1916, Alexandru Mexi    

• Stained Glass Conservation: Isothermal Protection Systems, Angela Horvath, Răzvan  Gavrilă 

• The Great Pompeian Mosaic in the House of the Faun in Pompeii – Restoration Under Public’s Eyes, at the Archaeological Museum in Naples, Giancarlo Napoli, Sorin Pîrvulescu   

• Building Archaeology in România?, Ileana Burnichioiu

• Restoration of the architectural ensemble and murals from the Church of Saint Elijah in Suceava, Constantin Gorcea, Georgiana Zahariea 

• News Update on the Mural Ensemble from the Berislăveşti Monastery, Oana Cristiana Gorea, Dumitru Gorea 

• The Royal Icons from the Iconostasis of the Church of the Berislăvești Hermitage – Case Study, Anca Necșoi 

• Master and Disciple. The Restoration of Two Paintings by Theodor Aman and Mihail Dan, Adrian Rauca, Ioan Paul Colta, Dorottya Pattus, Dorottya Czernák    

• Sapindus mukorossi, alternative to Saponaria officinalis as a cleaning agent of historical textiles, Irina Marangic, Irina Huică     

• A Few Considerations on the Materials and the Execution Techniques of the Painting from Wooden Churches, Andreea Darida     

• Journey through Time through the Research of a Wooden Church in Maramureş: The Wooden Church The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Breb, Laura Zaharia, Dumitriţa Daniela Filip     

• UNESCO Monuments with Endangered Exterior Painting, from Northern Moldova and the Need to Preserve them Urgently, Oliviu Boldura, Maria Dumbrăvician     

• Monuments in Romania on the World Heritage List, Tereza Sinigalia     

• The Intervention of Detachment the Mural Painting from the Porch of the Putna Monastery Church – Between Discrepancies, Reality and Consequences, Maria Magdalena Drobotă

• Codes of Ethics in Conservation-Restoration, Mihaela Anca Gavril     

• 45 Years since the Establishment of the ”Romanian System for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage” – A Short History, Dan Octavian Paul, Luminița Paul     

• Monument future. Decay and Conservation of Stone, Ileana Kisilewicz