RESEARCH
conservation practice, science & materials
Climate Change
Manti, P. and Anagnostou, M. (2022). A Contribution to Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Europe’s Tangible Cultural Heritage. Paper delivered at the Climate.Culture.Peace Conference. Building a Map of Climate Impacts on Culture and Heritage Panel. ICCROM, British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund (CPF) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) 24-28 January 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f0ZbdgGZD4 (presentation at 43:00 minute)
Manti, P. and Anagnostou, M. (2021). The preservation of cultural heritage in a changing environment. Paper delivered at the 2nd SHIC on Environment & Culture, The European Cultural Centre of Delphi, 18-19 September 2021
Corrosion of archaeological bronze
Manti, P. and Watkinson, D. (2022). Corrosion phenomena and patina on archaeological low-tin wrought bronzes: new data. Journal of Cultural Heritage 55, 158–170. Download for free from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2022.03.004
Conservation Techniques
Manti, P. and Watkinson D. (2008). “A hundred ways to repair a helmet.” Ancient and modern repairs on bronze helmets. Poster presented at Holding it all together: ancient and modern approaches to joining, repair and consolidation. The British Museum, London, 21 and 22 February 2008. With financial support by the Postgraduate Quality Committee Fund, School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University.
Manti, P. and Gosling J. (2007). Challenges on the conservation of decorated bronzes from the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara, Egypt. Poster presented at Decorated Surfaces on Ancient Egyptian Objects: Technology, Deterioration And Conservation. ICON Archaeology Group and the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 7 – 8 September 2007
Gosling J., Manti, P. & Nicholson P.T. (2004). Discovery and conservation of a hoard of votive bronzes from the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara. Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 2, 1. www.PalArch.nl
Sampling Collections for Research
Henderson, J. & Manti, P. (2008). Improving access to collections for sampling, Studies in Conservation, 53:sup1, 115 - 119. Download from https://doi.org/10.1179/sic.2008.53.Supplement - 1.115 or for free from https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17617
Manti, P. and Watkinson D. (2007). Examination of Greek bronze helmets: sampling and project design. Metal 07. Proceedings of the ICOM - CC Metal Working Group International Triennial Meeting. Amsterdam, 17 - 21 September 2007, C. Degrigny, R. van langh, I. Joosten and B. Ankersmit (eds), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, pp: 78 - 82.
Teaching and Learning
Manti, P. Henderson, J. and Watkinson, D. (2011). Reflective practice in conservation education. Preprints of the ICOM - CC 16th Triennial Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 19 - 23, 2011. The International Council of Museums – Committee for Conservation (ISBN 9789899752207)