The National Gallery Technical Bulletin 30th Anniversary Conference
Studying Old Master Paintings - Technology and Practice

16-18 September 2009
Sainsbury Wing Theatre, National Gallery, London

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Call for Papers

Contributions to the conference should be original material that has not been published elsewhere and should be directly related to the materials and practice of European Old Master painting. Papers of an interdisciplinary nature that apply technical findings and analytical evidence to art historical and conservation problems are particularly encouraged.

Wider discussions of documentary sources, painting practice and materials, and technology of paintings are also welcome for works from the fourteenth century until the early decades of the twentieth century. Technical papers on works of art in other media which have a direct bearing on easel paintings will also be considered for inclusion in the conference programme.

Abstracts
If you would like to contribute a paper to the conference, please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words by email to tbconference2009@ng-london.org.uk by 12 December 2008.

Presentations
Papers will be selected and contributors will be contacted in due course. Speakers will be allocated approximately 25 minutes for their presentation plus some time for questions.

Postprints
It is intended that postprints of the conference will be published. Contributors will be responsible for obtaining all the necessary copyright permissions for their contributions.

Final manuscripts for publication will be required by 31 October 2009. These should be no more than 4000 words including all references and should contain no more than 8 illustrations.

Detailed guidelines for authors will be available at a later date.

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