Rare Support Materials for Manuscripts and their Conservation

Samraksika Series

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The National Mission for Manuscripts was established in February 2003 by the Government of India with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) as the nodal agency. At present, it is a part of IGNCA.

Its purpose is to locate document, preserve and disseminate the knowledge content of Indian manuscripts. The Mission, through its nationwide network and documentation efforts, is engaged in preserving the physical form and rendering accessible India is textual heritage, seeking to link the knowledge of the past with the future.

Samraksika (conservation related seminar and workshop) series is one of various outreach programmes conducted by the Mission. The first volume of Samraksika, published in 2006, dealt with Indigenous Methods of Preservation and Conservation of Manuscripts. The present volume is the culmination of the lectures during a number of workshops on ‘Rare Support Materials for Manuscripts and their Conservation’. They provide valuable information on techniques and science of conservation of writing materials.

The contributors are listed in alphabetic order: Achal Pandya, B.V. Kharbade, D.D.N. Singh, D.G. Surywanshi, K.K.Gupta, Samiran Boruah and V. Jeyaraj.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.K. Gupta

Born on august 26", 1946; in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). Graduated i Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 1965 and post-graduated in 1967. Has been working on Conservation of antiquities and works of art, particularly painting, in the National Museum, New Delhi, for the last more than 39 years. Underwent training in Conservation at National Museum in 1967 and later at Tokyo, Japan, in 1974 under UNESCO Programme. Went to USA in 1991 to participate and present a paper in the Indo-US Workshop on conservation. Visited the Conservation Laboratories of a number of countries including USA, Japan, Germany and Italy, while visiting on Government assignments. Edited the National Journal. 'Conservation of Cultural Property in India' for five years, as its Editor. Conducted a number of workshops on conservation all over the country. Published a number of conservation articles and a book 'Restoration of Oil Paintings' through National Museum Institute. Has been on the faculty of National Museum Institute since 1991, and guided the dissertation of more than fifteen MA (Conservation) students.