I. CONSERVATION-RESTORATION

1.  Protection of Cultural Heritage

1.1.   Theory of Conservation-Restoration
1.2.   Protection of Heritage
1.3.   Conventions, Agreements and other International Legal Acts
1.4.   Restoration and Conservation - Useful Terms
1.5.   Main Causes of Damage and Deterioration
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2.   Restoration Research & Documentation

    2.1.   Basic Terms
    2.2.   Meters and Devices
    2.3.   Diagnostic and Analytic Methods
    2.4.   Stratigraphy
    2.5.   Documentation

3.   Restoration of Paintings

3.1.   Picture - Basic Terms
3.2.   Damage and Deterioration
3.3.   Accretions
3.4.   Artificial Craquelure
3.5.   Restoration Treatments
3.5.   Various Procedures
3.6.   Craquelure

4.   Supports

4.1.   Basic Terms
4.2.   Wooden Supports
4.3.   Textile Supports
4.4.   Metal Supports

5.   Ground

5.1.   Basic Terms
5.2.   Priming

6.   Varnish

    6.1.   Basic Terms
    6.2.   Damage and Deterioration
    6.2.   Varnish Application

7.   Professional Practice

    7.1.   Crafts in Art Restoration
    7.2.   Law & Economy - Useful Terminology
    7.3.   Health & Safety

8.   Collections and Storage

    8.1.   Basic Terms
    8.2.   Conditions of Storage
    8.3.   Facility Report
    8.4.   Transporting Art Objects

9.   Conservation-Restoration of Wall Paintings

    9.1.   Basic Terms
    9.2.   Examination and Documentation
    9.3.   Damage and Deterioration of Wall Paintings
    9.4.   Techniques and Technology of Wall Paintings
    9.5.   History of Wall Painting Techniques
    9.6.   Conservation-Restoration Treatments
    9.7.   Nanotechnology

II. TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES OF PAINTING

    1.   Tools, Devices, Materials

      1.1.   Basic Terms
      1.2.   Lining Tables
      1.3.   Vacuum Devices
      1.4.   Personal Protective Equipment
      1.5.   Heating Devices
      1.6.   Pressure Devices
      1.7.   Woodworking Tools
      1.8.   Fabrics and Fibres
      1.9.   Brushes & Application Tools
      1.10.  Tools & Materials for Cleaning
      1.11.  Grinds
      1.12.  Superstructures and Substructures
      1.13.  Various Materials
      1.14.  Interlayers
      1.15.  Lining Fabrics
      1.16.  Isolating Materials
      1.17.  Structuring Materials
      1.18.  Tools & Materials for Writing
      1.19.  Measuring and Marking

    2.   Materials Used in Art and in Restoration

      2.1.   Basic Terms
      2.2.   Adhesives
      2.3.   Balsams
      2.4.   Gums and Saps
      2.5.   Oils
      2.6.   Waxes
      2.7.   Resins
      2.8.   Additional Substances
      2.9.   Pigments and Dyestuffs
      2.10.  Types of Paints
      2.11.   Varnishes
      2.12.  Siccatives
      2.13.  Aggregates & Extenders
      2.14.  Pastes, Mixtures &Fillers
      2.15.  Adhesives for Lining
      2.16.  Binding Agents in Reattaching and Securing Separated Layers
      2.17.  Consolidants
      2.18.  Wetting Agents
      2.19.  Cleaning Agents

    3.   Painting & Drawing

      3.1.   Theory & Practice
      3.2.   Techniques
      3.3.   Various Techniques Used in Art

    4.   Gilding and Decorative Arts

      4.1.   Basic Terms
      4.2.   Gilding Tools & Materials
      4.3.   Gilding Techniques
      4.4.   Historical Terminology of Gilding
      4.5.   Conservation-Restoration of Gilding

    5.   Historical Terminology

      5.1.   Ancient Greece
      5.2.   Lucca Manuscript
      5.3.   Heraclius
      5.4.   Theophilus
      5.5.   Hermeneia & Panselinos
      5.6.   Mappae clavicula
      5.7.   Bolognese Manuscript
      5.8.   Cennino Cennini
      5.9.   Giorgio Vasari
      5.10.  Giovanni Battista Armenini
      5.11.  Raphael Borghini
      5.12.  Paolo Lomazzo
      5.13.  Others


III. ASSOCIATED DISCIPLINES

    1.   Architecture & Construction

      1.1.   Basic Terms
      1.2.   Building Typology
      1.3.   Parts of Buildings
      1.4.   Elements of Buildings
      1.5.   Elements and Techniques of Architectural Decoration
      1.6.   Works and Materials
      1.7.   Architectural Design & Documentation
      1.8.   Elements of Public Spaces

    2.   Biology in Restoration

      2.1.   Basic Terms
      2.2.   Biological Classification. Taxons & Ranks
      2.3.   Sources of Natural Fibres
      2.4.   Trees and Wood Species
      2.5.   Structure of Wood
      2.6.   Organic Dye Sources
      2.7.   Organic Sources of Various Substances
      2.8.   Biodeterioration
      2.9.   Rots and Fungi
      2.10  Pest Insects
      2.11.  Bacteria

    3.   Chemistry in Conservation

      3.1.   Basic Terms
      3.2.   Elements & Compounds
      3.3.   Organic Chemistry
      3.4.   Acids
      3.5.   Chemical Components of Natural Materials
      3.6.   Controlling Infestation
      3.7.   Plastics
      3.8.   Solvents & Dilutants
      3.9.   Properties of Solvents
      3.10.  Volatile Materials

    4.   Physics in Restoration

      4.1.   Basic Terms
      4.2.   Measures & Units

    5.   Petrography

      5.1.   Basic Terms
      5.2.   Minerals
      5.3.   Rocks

    6.   Art History

      6.1.   Useful Terms
      6.2.   Dating and Styles
      6.3.   Christian Iconography
      6.4.   Details & Ornaments


IV. ADDENDUM

    1.   Acronyms & Abbreviations

      1.1.   Organisations
      1.2.   Diagnostic and Analytic Methods
      1.3.   Synthetic Fabrics
      1.4.   Plastics
      1.5.   Various Abbreviations
      1.6.   Fungicides
      1.7.   Insecticides
      1.8.   Solvents
      1.9.   Wetting Agents

    2.   Phenomena, Processes, Reactions & Activities


V. KEY & BIBLIOGRAPHY