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A Bestiary Reveals Its Secrets ICONnews NOV/DEC COVER 2017_01234 02/11/2017 16:29 Page 1 THE MAGAZINE OF THE INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION • DECEMBER 2017 • ISSUE 73 A Bestiary reveals its secrets Also in this issue An intern’s year • Apprenticeships in England • Scotland’s Engine Shed ICONnews NOV/DEC COVER 2017_01234 02/11/2017 16:29 Page 2 . 2 IconNews NOV/DEC2017 02/11/2017 18:47 Page 1 inside DECEMBER 2017 Issue 73 2 NEWS From the Editor From the CEO, out and about In this issue our CEO reflects on the many with the Membership ways in which the digital world is important to Manager, developing apprenticeships, a new the world of conservation. We also have a research grant, Group news, practical example of the intersection of the conference news, the standard two with the article from Aberdeen University 21 contract about the digitisation of its wonderful medieval bestiary. Author Louisa Coles provides plenty of 14 useful advice, showing what a positive role a conservator can PEOPLE play in such a project. And isn’t our front cover from the 16 Bestiary just fabulous! PIGMENTS AND PIXELS In Practice comes from Greece this time around. It is lovely to Lessons from digitising a hear from readers and authors aboard and the medieval Bestiary internationalism of conservation is a theme identified by our 23 21 Membership Manager in the latest episode of his travels. AROUND AND ABOUT Closer to home, in Scotland we welcome the advent of a new Scotland’s new building national building conservation centre which opened in the conservation centre summer with a mission to foster understanding, education 22 and training. And from England we bring you an update on REVIEWS what is happening with the development of conservation Clocks, upholstery, firearms, apprenticeships. pests, ceramics, wax and more Finally, conferences are in the air. Look out for the latest on 34 33 the Book and Paper Group event next year and Icon’s IN PRACTICE triennial conference in 2019. A rare manuscript is treated at the Hellenic Library and the emerging conservator Lynette Gill describes her intern year Icon News Cover photo Editor An image from The Aberdeen Lynette Gill Bestiary: f63, Of Bees. MS 24. [email protected] © University of Aberdeen. Institute of Conservation Unit 3.G.2 The Leathermarket, Production designer Disclaimer: Weston Street Malcolm Gillespie Whilst every effort is made to ensure London SE1 3ER [email protected] accuracy, the editors and Icon Board of Trustees can accept no T +44(0)20 3142 6799 responsibility for the content Printers expressed in Icon News; it is solely [email protected] Calderstone Design & Print Limited that of individual contributors [email protected] www.calderstone.com www.icon.org.uk Deadlines for adverts and editorial Design Chief Executive Rufus Leonard For the February 2018 issue Alison Richmond [email protected] [email protected] Thursday 30 November 2017 For the April 2018 issue Icon is registered as a Charity in Conservation Register Advertising Friday 2 February 2018 England and Wales (Number [email protected] Display and Recruitment 1108380) and in Scotland (Number www.conservationregister.com Fiona Brandt 020 3142 6789 SC039336) and is a Company [email protected] Limited by Guarantee, (Number ISSN 1749-8988 05201058) ICON NEWS • DECEMBER 2017 • 1 IconNews NOV/DEC2017 02/11/2017 18:47 Page 2 professional update From the Chief Executive As Marshall McLuhan said back in 1964 ‘The medium is the message’ and the 140-character format inspired really creative Alison Richmond ACR FIIC on conservation, cultural ways to convey serious messages and make them memorable. connections and social media Jane Henderson’s twitter paper was clearly intended to Parliamentary Under explain conservation to the lay person in straightforward Secretary of State for Arts, language with highly engaging visuals, each tweet having the Heritage and Tourism, John simplicity of a haiku. Cardiff Conservation used an Glen, has called for the unforgettable video of a moth playing the bongos to illustrate culture and technology an infestation of a West African Drum collection. Donna Yates sectors to work together to pushed the message home to conservators about their role in drive new forms of audience protecting heritage with watercolours by Joy Lynn Davis engagement, which is also a beautifully invoking the original locations of looted sculptures central theme of the of Kathmandu. #CultureisDigital project of I am very excited about the idea that this conference, with the newly renamed over two million ‘impressions’ (an impression is made every Department for Digital, time a tweet is viewed), has travelled along networks and Culture, Media and Sport. reached people who may not otherwise have come across our He calls for collaboration work. It is not possible with Icon’s current technology to know between the cultural sectors exactly what the demographics are. We do know that people and technology sectors ‘to participated from all over the world, with approximately 20% unleash the creative potential of technology and boost the from outside the UK. What we can say is that we are reaching capability of cultural organisations to support our future well beyond our membership. Using the responses to our economy and the wellbeing of the country.’ It is, as he says, 2015 membership survey we can estimate that of our over revolutionizing the way we experience the world. There can eight thousand Twitter followers only about five hundred and be no doubt that digital technology is hugely important in fifty are members of Icon. increasing access to culture and heritage. Technologies are Collaboration and new technologies were also themes at the developing at an ever-accelerating rate and they need recent launch of the new University College London (UCL) exciting and engaging content to appeal to current and BEAMS Heritage Science and Engineering Network. This new future users. research network fosters collaboration between the faculties Conservators and heritage scientists are in a privileged of the Built Environment, Engineering Sciences, Mathematical position to be able to provide just such stimulating content and Physical Sciences. The use of technology to engage and to exploit the latest ways of getting the messages across people was highlighted in the keynote speech by Professor to reach new audiences. To see this in practice we need look Stefan Simon, Director of Global Cultural Heritage Initiatives no further than Icon’s first ever Twitter conference #IconTC at the Yale’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage that took place last month! in his talk ‘Sustainable Management of Change – The challenge to preserve our cultural heritage’. He said that Managing shipwrecks, moving a mastodon, the meaning of ‘conservation has to be about people who are connected to craftsmanship, and the conservation challenges of a monster and have a degree of ownership of heritage’. ‘fatberg’ were just some of the topics illustrating the huge diversity of research, skills and practice in our field – so many I firmly believe that this is our biggest challenge and that with public appeal. The brainchild of Pieta Greaves ACR, conservators and heritage scientists have a very important Linda Spurdle and Jenni Butterworth, the beauty of this role to play in making these connections. Our Twitter conference was that it was open to anyone to follow and to conference has demonstrated that the conservation and engage with professional conservators and scientists in real heritage science professions have embraced social media. time. If you were actually following the conference, you may Let’s keep working to extend our social networks by have felt like me…. In a heightened state of awareness trying stimulating interest in and inspiring commitment to to grasp all of the ideas and images as they popped up on preserving our cultural heritage. the screen – not to mention attempting to respond! But it was an invigorating experience and one that I hope will become a feature of the Icon calendar. 2 IconNews NOV/DEC2017 02/11/2017 18:47 Page 3 local heritage and conservation scene – one we were keen to explore. Over the next year, we will actively be engaging with our members and partners to work out the full programme and related events. It promises to be a very exciting time – watch this space! Michael Nelles Image: Visit Belfast Membership Manager Belfast Lough GOODBYE TO THE STANDARD CONTRACT THE ICON CONFERENCE 2019 Icon has up to now offered the template for a standard You will all have heard the news by now that in 2019 Icon is contract to be used by members who would be able to adapt heading to Belfast for our triennial international conference! it to their particular needs and circumstances. As the first fundamental detail to be sorted, the choice was an This standard contract was last reviewed in 2010, so we important one that was subject to careful consideration from a realised the time had come for a fresh look, and we took legal variety of different angles. Where are there local members? advice to make sure the standard contract was still safe for What distance and travel time would be acceptable for our use by members. However, the review concluded that the delegates? Where could we stage a conference and ensure standard contract is no longer fit for purpose. reasonable costs for accommodation? And underpinning it all, One of our Trustees, Frances Graupner, a lawyer experienced what were our broader objectives for the event, and what in contract law, advised us that there are significant risks influence might the choice of location have on our ability to associated with template contracts because they are all too achieve these? often used in their original form without appropriate We knew we needed to underscore our commitment to customisation or with amendments that may create risks.
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