This is the book which was intended to come in two separate titles but I had to publish it in a joint title namely "Conservation of textiles, Bone and Ivory" for reasons not my control. We have first to understand them in totality and know how these have been made, what materials have been used in them, how the various parameters of our tropical environment affect them and start their decay process.
We try our best to restore them very near to their original aesthetic look without adding much un compatible but reversible materials so that they do not look new but well cared by the present scientific approach and attitude. Similarly the bone and Ivory remainents of the past reminds us how the various civilizations came near with each other in the form of various ancient routs like silk route. It also proves and mentions how the artifacts of Pompiee in Italy are similar to contemporary artifacts of that period from Ter and Bhokardan. When I was in Afghanistan I was convinced how they look alike with the bone and Ivory artifacts from the contemporary and similar artifacts from Bigram in such a large number.
The readers would be helped by sharing the long practical experience of the author gained by him during the span of more than 55 years of practical and scientific work. This book, therefore is expected to help and even those who has been in the conservation, profession for some time now and need more basic Information to improve upon their techniques as per latest thinking on the two subjects in this. Even though the subjects are scientific but the author in his usual approved to make things simple and lucid could be understood non scientific personnel as his approach is of application of science and not of pure science which other readers having scientific attitude in life world benefit from.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.S. Bisht
A.S. Bisht studied Science before doing postgraduate study in Art Conservation from Australia during the years 1960-1961 having been selected by the Commonwealth office of Education, Sydney, Australia under Australian Govt. Senior Fellowship. He joined the ASI in 1954 before selection in the National Museum, New Delhi in 1958. After working on various positions in the National Museum, New Delhi became the Head of its Conservation Department in 1978 and has been instrumental for the post 1978 development in its present form till he retired as Chief Restorer in March 1991. He was actively associated with the projects undertaken by the Laboratory between 1958 to 1991. He has contributed over a hundred research papers in various publications in India and abroad. He is author of the book "Challenges in Conservation of Indian Miniatures" and edited/published some other publications of IASC. He was associated with the drafting of the syllabus for M.A. (Conservation) course of the NMI (A deemed University) and has been teaching Art Conservation since its inception. After retirement he is associated with the Faculty of Art Conservation as a Visiting Professor. He has been guiding students and evaluating the M.A. & Ph. D thesis since 1991 in the field of conservation. He is one of the Founder Members of IASC and worked in various capacities including its President before being elected its Hony. Fellow. He is a Life member of MAI and was elected Fellow of the IIC, London bringing international recognition to him in his specialized field, he has travelled extensively in India and abroad including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, U.S.A, Europe, USSR, Afganistan and Bhutan on various assignments by international bodies like UNESCO. He is a Devotee of Sri Satya Sai Baba to whom he attributes all his achievements and success in life.
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