Takuhon for rock art?

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tiompan T
tiompan Oct 31, 2006 22:05:35
Replying to Littlestone

Interesting technoques Littlestone . Recording rock art is a bit of a contentious issue . Rubbing is frowned upon and the use of paper covering the surface is viewed as potentially damaging if there is any acidic content in the paper .

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon Oct 31, 2006 22:15:57
Replying to tiompan

That sounds really interesting! I've been told I should use special Japanese paper for hand-printing some art I've been doing - precisely because it has long fibres which don't mind being poked into indentations, so the paper won't rip. I doubt there's any concern about 'acid' if you used such paper - acid free paper would be what you'd want for putting artwork on.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Oct 31, 2006 22:20:57
Replying to tiompan

Recording rock art is a bit of a contentious issue. Rubbing is frowned upon and the use of paper covering the surface is viewed as potentially damaging if there is any acidic content in the paper.
Yes, thought that might be the case. Can put your mind at rest though concerning Japanese paper - this is widely used in both Western and Eastern conservation labs. The tamping technique is not as damaging as rubbing (it really is a very gentle technique) but I guess if you have hundreds of people doing it the effect in the long run is the same.