CSI: Sittingbourne: Conservation science investigations in a town center shopping mall

Biographies carved in wood: Turning points in the lives of two medieval Virgin sculptures

Journal of Material Culture ◽

10.1177/1359183518811355 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 144-175

Author(s):

Bettina Ebert

Keyword(s):

Turning Points ◽

Material Composition ◽

Conservation Science ◽

Science Investigations

By comparing two medieval polychrome sculptures of a combined enthroned Virgin and nativity scene, important and hitherto unnoticed stages in their object biographies can be described. Provenance and attribution are addressed by virtue of stylistic and material comparisons, and the sculptures’ wider iconographic, social, historical and spatial contexts are outlined. The article demonstrates how conservation science investigations feed into knowledge regarding the sculptures’ material composition, use, transformation and treatment histories. Thus, the applicability of the conservator’s approach to examining objects and shedding light on wider historical contexts is outlined by virtue of this case study.

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Rheometers, Bioreactors, and Vocalization Forces: Using Basic Science Investigations to Help the Voices of Teachers

Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders ◽

10.1044/vvd18.3.119 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 119-125

Author(s):

Sarah Klemuk

Keyword(s):

Basic Science ◽

Tissue Growth ◽

University Of Iowa ◽

Support Cell ◽

Rest Periods ◽

Collaborative Studies ◽

Professional Voice Users ◽

The University ◽

Science Investigations ◽

Professional Voice

Abstract Collaborative studies at the University of Iowa and the National Center for Voice and Speech aim to help the voices of teachers. Investigators study how cells and tissues respond to vibration doses simulating typical vocalization patterns of teachers. A commercially manufactured instrument is uniquely modified to support cell and tissue growth, to subject tissues to vocalization-like forces, and to measure viscoelastic properties of tissues. Through this basic science approach, steps toward safety limits for vocalization and habilitating rest periods for professional voice users will be achieved.

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