Mosaic conservation and restoration
Archaeological wall painting conservation
“Racking for Mosaic/Tessellated Pavements” Museums Journal, September 1985 volume 85 number 2, 101-102.
“The reassembly and display of fallen Roman wall plaster from Leicester” The Conservator, number 10, 1986, 37-43, UKIC.
“Lifting damp mosaics” Conservation News, March 1987 number 2, 19, UKIC.
“Polyester based supports for mosaics” Conservation News, March 1987 number 2, 18, UKIC.
“Removal of a tiled facade from Leicester Railway Station” Pre-prints for UKIC 30th Anniversary Conference “Conservation Today” October 1988, 103-104.
“Microclimates on tour” Environmental News, The Museums Journal, December 1993, volume 93 number 12, 39.
“The conservation of 17th Century gilt leather wall coverings at Frewen College, Northiam, Near Rye, UK: a case study” Leather Conservation News, volume 12, number 2, Fall 1996.
“Gilt leather wall coverings: some options for repair”. Post prints for UKIC conference “Conservation of Decorative Arts”, 1999, 65 - 70.
“The Conservation of Leather Artefacts. Case Studies from the Leather Conservation Centre”. The Leather Conservation Centre, Northampton, 2000.
“Upholstery leather: Options for repair” Pre-prints for CAC Fur Trade Legacy Conference, Jasper 2005.155-163
“Conservation of Leather and related materials” Editors Kite and Thomson, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. Theo Sturge's sections include case histories, and the general principles of care storage and display.
The International Council of Museums Conservation Committee (ICOM-CC) Working Group on Leather
and related Materials has published the papers from its 1998 conference
"The Conservation of Gilt Leather". Editor: Theo Sturge. 2007.
This includes Theo Sturge's paper
"The Callendar House leather, conservation, restoration or what?" 48-51. It can be puchased
from www.lulu.com as a colour book
or a black and white
one
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The International Council of Museums Conservation Committee (ICOM-CC) Working Group on Leather
and related Materials has published the papers from its 2004 conference
"Recent preoccupations concerning Textiles, Leather, Legislation. Post-prints relating to leather. ". Editor: Theo Sturge. 2007.
This includes Theo Sturge's paper "The reintegration of areas of lost colour on upholstery leather" 15-191. It can be puchased
from www.lulu.com as a colour book
It is also available as a free download from this web addresses by clicking on the icon.
“Gilt leather wall hangings at Dyrham Park. A trial for rehanging.” Postprints. The ICOM-CC Joint Interim Meeting “UPHOLSTERY+”, Krakow, May 13-18, 2007.
“Leather Figures at Lytes Carey Manor, the National Trust, UK.” Preprints. ICOM-CC meeting Lisbon 2011.
“Some Reflections on the Past Treatment of Gilt Leather, and Recent Remedial Work Where This Has Failed” Post-prints for ICOM-CC Leather and related materials working group interim meeting, Offenbach, August 2012. p. 115 - 121