Vitralii: degradări ale componentelor din sticlă. Metode de conservare a crăpăturilor și lacunelor
Stained glass. Glass cracks and lacunae conservation techniques

Summary/Abstract: The state of preservation of a stained glass window is determined by the state of preservation of its constituent elements. These elements are the lead network, the glass, the support and reinforcement system (ferramenta) and putty. The breakdown of one or more of these systems tends to hasten the breakdown of the remaining systems and ultimately the entire stained glass panel fail apart.Cracks and lacunae repairs can be classified into two categories: traditional – mending lead and copper foil repairs; modern methods – use of synthetic resins for edge gluing of broken pieces and infills.None of these methods are perfect, each will have its own advantages and disadvantages, technical or aesthetic, instead the decisions about the type of intervention are determinative for the success or failure of the conservation approach.

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