About the project
The project engaged conservators, heritage scientists and historians, who jointly investigated late-medieval objects now in Oslo and Bergen. Materials research revolved around circa 25 folding altarpieces, shrines and sculptures, particularly those categorised as imports to Norway in the period after the first wave of Bubonic Plague (1349) until the Reformation (1536). Analyses of wood, paint and gilding formed foundations for decoding damages and tracing transformations over time. Multi-disciplinary results appear in more than 20 publications and a museum exhibition, which address dendrochronology, deterioration and changes in attitudes to this category of object in Norwegian museums.
Financing
The Research Council of Norway, project no. 231592
Cooperation
- Conservation Studies, IAKH, UiO
- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, UiO
- Museum of Cultural History (KHM), UiO
- Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation (CATS)
Results
Results for the project include:
- 22 journal articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited books or conference pre-prints
- 1 PhD thesis (article-based)
- 1 monograph
- 1 gallery guide
- 1 museum exhibition (permanent, from January 2019)