Conserving paper
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Learning goal
- To acquire useful vocabulary in order to be able to describe common procedures in the conservation/restoration of paper.
To achieve that goal, you should become familiar with the words in the resource, paying special attention to those included in the exercises. The interactive activities provide feedback so that you can evaluate your performance.
Watch the video
Watch the video "Conserving Art on Paper", uploaded onto YouTube by on 16/01/2009 (http://youtu.be/yMexkw0cGJg), and then do the activities that follow. The video provides good-quality English subtitles, but if you prefer to read the whole script in a single document, click here.
Match the English and Spanish terms
Cause and effect
Can you find in the video an expression that is translated into Spanish as “debido a”? Complete the sentence below, which has been taken from the script.
"This print was published in 1873 by Currier and Ives, and it has a number of common condition problems that we find in works on paper, mainly poor handling or poor storage."