Abstract
UDK 674.5:595.7(496.5 Berati)
 There are about 350 icons at the deposit of the Middle Age Museum of Berati, among 4500 items of very precious wooden artwork heritage, all over Albania, Actually four of these icons are under restoration process and our first scientific collaboration in this process consisted in identification of wood and wood-boring insects.
 The technique used for the anatomic study of the icons wood was the resin inclusion. After chemical treating of small samples in resin (butyl based) and their thermal treating in thermostat (temperature 60ºC for 12 hours), anatomic sections were prepared by microtome. The microscope observations showed that three icons belong to Juglans regia L. (very typical specie of the forests of that area) and only one belongs to Populus sp., probably Populus alba L., because it is the only one specie naturally grown in Osumi valley in the south of Albania.
 Accurate observations and measurements have been done for the inspection of wood deterioration, which showed considerable fungi decay and insect damages, especially from Anobium punctatum. The method of vacuum was used for insect disinfection of icons. The process of wood identification is going on for the other icons in the restoration process.
Highlights
Identification of wood and wood-boring insects of the icons of Beratis Middle-Age Museum in Albania: First steps of their restoration and conservation
There are about 350 icons at the deposit of the Middle Age Museum of Berati, among 4500 items of very precious wooden artwork heritage, all over Albania, four of these icons are under restoration process and our first scientific collaboration in this process consisted in identification of wood and wood-boring insects
The technique used for the anatomic study of the icons wood was the resin inclusion
Summary
Identifikacija drveta i insekata drveta na ikonama Muzeja srednjeg vijeka u Beratiju, Albanija: Prvi koraci restauracije i konzervacije. Muzej srednjeg vijeka u Beratiju, u svom skladištu, sadrži oko 350 ikona, od ukupno. 4500 uzoraka izuzetno vrijednih artefakata od drveta, koliko ih je konstatovano u. U stvari, četiri ikone su u fazi rastauracije, a naša prva naučna aktivnost u ovom procesu sastoji se od identifikacije drveta i insekata drveta. Tehnika koja se koristi za izučavanje anatomije drvenih ikona je inkluzija smole. Posmatranje kroz mikroskop je pokazalo da je za tri ikone korišteno drvo vrste. (tipična vrsta šuma ovih prostora), a za jednu ikonu drvo vrste. Za čišćenje ikona od insekata korištena je vakumska metoda. U toku je proces identifikacije drveta za druge ikone u postupku restauracije. Ključne riječi: Albanija, Anobium punctatum, identifikacija drveta, ikone, restauracija, konzervacija
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