Generously illustrated with 300 full color images

ISBN 978-0-89236-777-1

and disconcerting candor

Paul Getty Museum's holdings in German and Central European manuscripts from the ninth to the eighteenth century

who patiently stands at her side

The Conservation of Decorated Surfaces on Earthen Architecture: An International Colloquium Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, September 22–25, 2004 test50 Generously illustrated with 300 fullEdited by Leslie Rainer and Angelyn Bass Rivera For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture in particular has been, and continues to be, a common ground for surface decoration such as paintings, sculpted bas relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the complex issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Case studies from Asia, Europe,