CONTENTS Editor's Note ix Man of Science and Spirituality (A biographical sketch ofShri A.S. Bisht) -Amar Nath Khanna xi List of Publications of Shri A.S. Bisht - Achal Pandya xv Message -R.C. Tripathi xix Message - R.D. Choudhary xxi List of Plates xxiii List of Contributors xxv 1.METTALLURGICAL HERITAGE OF NORTH INDIA 1 - Shyam Narain 2.CONSERVATION OF CHOLA BRONZES OF THANJAVUR TREASURE - A CASE STUDY 7 - Shyam Narain and A. K. Mishra 3. EXPOSURE OF ART HERITAGE EPIDERMIS - A CONSERVATION APPROACH IN RAJASTHAN 11 - Dr. Hot Chand 4. A BRIEF STUDY OF IN-HOUSE ART OBJECTS AND THEIR CONSERVATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO A UNIQUE ART FORM OF MYSORE 17 - A.K. Bahadur 5. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DUST IN THE AMBIENCE OF THE TAJ MAHAL, AGRA 25 - N. K. Samadhiya, D. Banerjee and S. Sarkar 6.CONSERVING OUR ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE 31 - Dr. M. Aslam 7.SIGNIFICANCE OF REVITALISATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 37 - Dr. Abduraheem K. * 8.TATTO: A BODY DECORATIVE ART OF GUJARAT TRIBES 43 - Sayed Rafiqa Sultana and Dr. Sayed Afroz Sultana 9.FILLING INPAINTINGS OR RETOURCHING 47 - Meenakshi Devi Singhania 10. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IN METAL CONSERVATION 51 - Dr. V. Jeyatai 11. THE STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES 63 - Anil Risal Singh 12. CONSERVATION OF AN EMBROIDERED CHAMBA RUMAL 69 -A.R.Shah 13. REMOVAL OF STAINS FROM GRAPHIC PRINTS 73 - AshishPatil 14. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT TO HERITAGE STRUCTURES 79 - V. Lokanathan 15. MUSEOLOGY, INTERPRETATION OF HERITAGE AND TOURISM 83 - SyedAsifA. Naqvi 16. IMAGES OF MUSEUMS IN INDIA 87 - Dr. Atiq R.Siddiqui 17. CONSERVATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 91 - S.P. Singh andSukhjit Kaur 18. IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION PLAN IN LIBRARIES 99 - Prof. Kamal K. Jain Contents vii 19. SOME ISSUES IN CONSERVATION OF MANUSCRIPTS OF ASSAM 107 - Subhra Devi and Prof. Kamal K. Jain 20. TRADITIONAL PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION PRACTICES OF ASSAM 113 With special reference to sanchipat manuscripts - Subhra Devi, ProfR. D. Choudhury and Prof. Kamal K. Jain 21. ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR MATERIAL CHARACTERISATION OF ISLAMIC GLAZED TILES (IN INDIA) 119 -M.S. Gill 22. CONSERVATION TRAINING IN INDIA 125 - Achal Pandya and Vikas R. Usture 23. CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS PRESERVATION 131 - P. K. Agarwal 24. CONSERVATION OF STRUCTURAL HERITAGE: REQUIREMENTS IN PRESENT SCENARIO 137 - Namita Jaspal 25. CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF THE MULETEER AN OIL PAINTING AT ASIATIC SOCIETY 141 - Manjari Agrawal 26. AN UNFIRED BUDDHA FIGURE: TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND CONSERVATION TREATMENT 145 -C.B. Gupta 27. THE AJANTA CAVES AND THEIR PRESERVATION 149 - R.K. Sharma and Amar Nath Khanna 28. RFID TECHNOLOGY FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTERS155 - Dr. B.N. Singh Plates