'Proteger para conservar'

PAPER, MAGAZINE CORROSION AND PROTECTION OF MATERIALS

• R. Borges^a, A. Cardoso^b, A.M. Carmo^b, B. Maduro^b, M.J. Oliveira^b, I. Ribeiro^b, Ana.I. Seruya^c, R.J.C. Silva^d e I. Tissot^b,e. 2009. The Tomb of Prince D. Afonso de Portugal [15th c.] - Protect to conserve, Corros. Prot. Mater., Vol 28 No 4, p.120.
  The Tomb of Prince D. Afonso de Portugal [15th c.] - Protect to conserve

^{a Researcher b Portuguese Institute of Conservation and Restoration c Centre for Atomic Physics, University of Lisboa
d Research Centre for Materials, CENIMAT/i3N, FCT/UNL e Archeofactu}

Abstract
The present work concerns the conservation of the Tomb of D. Afonso de Portugal (1390-1400), the first born of King D. João I, a major work of art from the Portuguese medieval period. The tomb set - ark, effigy and baldachin – is composed by gilded and silvered copper plates fixed to a wooden structure. The techniques of decoration - the fire gilding and amalgam silvering - were used as coatings of the copper substrate, having a dual function - decorative and protective. It is emphasized the alteration and conservation issues of these coatings and the solutions adopted in the application of a protective layer during the tomb conservation, considering the exhibition place, the Cathedral of Braga, a strong constraint to preserve the object for a long period of time.