Introduction iii INAUGURAL SESSION Inaugural Address vii Prof. Nurul Hasan Welcome Address ix C. Sivaramamurti Regional Cooperation and Conservation x Paul Philippot Presidential Address xii B.B. Lal Vote of Thanks xv O.P. Agrawal CONSERVATION OF WALL PAINTINGS Indian Murals: Techniques and Conservation 1 B.B. Lal Conservation of Wall Paintings in Thailand 20 O.P. Agrawal Examination of Painted Stuccos from Mughal Monuments at Agra 30 H.C. Bhardwaj Gilding A Study in the Technique 34 M.S. Mathur MUSEUM BUILDINGS AND CLIMATE Climate and the Museum in the Tropics 37 Carry Thomson Tropical Climate and New Concrete Building for a Museum 53 Kenzo Toishi Design Details of the New Wing of the Art Gallery of New South Wales 59 W.M. Boustead Climate and Museum Architecture in the Tropics 69 Smita J. Baxi Design of a Museum Building and Preservation 74 Swarnakamal Bhowmik Conservation of Records in the National Archives and Library of Malaysia 81 John Davies Problems of Preservation of Indian Miniatures 87 O. P. Agrawal New Approaches to Conservation of Paper 91 Y.P. Kathpalia Preservation of an Illustrated Manuscript on Paper 98 A.S. Bisht Requirements of Paper for Docket/File Covers 103 Ranbir Kishore & C.P. Mehra CONSERVATION OFMETALS Conservation of Metallic Door Plates of Bibi ka Makbara 109 B.R.N. Sharma, V.P. Khare & S.K. Singh Corrosion in Ancient Copper Alloys 111 B.N. Tandon A Study of the Preservation of Metal Objects by Vapour Phase Inhibitors 117 Swarnakamal Bhowmik CONSERVATION OF STONE MATERIALS Structural Consolidation of Monuments 121 R. Sengupta Surface Preservatives and Monuments My Experience 125 J.C. Nagpal Geology and Preservation of Archaeological Material 131 S.B. Lal SPECIAL ARTICLES Some Thoughts on Training in Conservation 141 Paul Philippot Biodeterioration of Museum Materials in Tropical Countries 150 f-S.M. Nair Identification of Organic Materials in Museum Objects 159 J.S. Mills ORGANIZATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS Conservation in South, Southeast and East Asia 171 Grace Morley Problems in Individual Countries 179-210 Conservation in Indonesia M.A. Sutaarga Conservation in Afghanistan C. Moustamindi Preservation of Cultural Property in the Philippines Lucila A. Salazar Conservation in Iran Y. Kiani Conservation in Malaysia Al Rashid Conservation in Bangladesh Enamul Hague Conservation Problems in Burma T.R. Gairola Procedure and Machinery of Conservation in Nepal N.R. Banerjee Conservation in Australia W.M. Boustead Conservation in Japan T. Iwasaki Conservation in Thailand Kulpanthada Janposri Conservation in India O.P. Agrawal Recommendations 211 Delegates to the Conference 214