St. John the Baptist in Dayr al-Suryan, in the Wadi Natrun: A Crusader Era Deesis Icon from the Byzantine Periphery Re-vivified Using the “Mobile Icon Restoration Unit” 2000-2010

St. John the Baptist in Dayr al-Suryan, in the Wadi Natrun: A Crusader Era Deesis Icon from the Byzantine Periphery Re-vivified Using the “Mobile Icon Restoration Unit” 2000-2010ByzantinoslavicaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XQJQQVYJ/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.ZuzanaSkálováSt. John the Baptist in Dayr al-Suryan, in the Wadi Natrun: A Crusader Era Deesis Icon from the Byzantine Periphery Re-vivified Using the “Mobile Icon Restoration Unit” 2000-2010http://syriaca.org/cbss/XQJQQVYJhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/XQJQQVYJhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/XQJQQVYJByzantinoslavica1-22014350-369The present study looks at the creation of the Mobile Icon Restoration Unit (MIRU) for Egypt, and provides a framework of reference for the complex efforts involved in the study, conservation and reintegration of a thirteenth century Deesis portrait of an interceding St. John the Baptist, and the stabilization of its damaged support. The cleaning revised our understanding of the mellowing effect of a thick yellow varnish layer on bright pigments. Hidden details were rediscovered, providing new stylistic clues. The re-restored icon contributes to the body of ongoing studies of the artistic interaction in the Eastern Mediterranean during the crusader presence, 1187-1291. Skálová, Zuzana. “St. John the Baptist in Dayr al-Suryan, in the Wadi Natrun: A Crusader Era Deesis Icon from the Byzantine Periphery Re-Vivified Using the ‘Mobile Icon Restoration Unit’ 2000-2010.” Byzantinoslavica 1–2 (2014): 350–69. Zuzana Skálová, St. John the Baptist in Dayr al-Suryan, in the Wadi Natrun: A Crusader Era Deesis Icon from the Byzantine Periphery Re-Vivified Using the ‘Mobile Icon Restoration Unit’ 2000-2010,” Byzantinoslavica 1–2 (2014): 350–69.Deir al-SurianJohn the BaptistSyriac influence [Egypt]VII-XVIII CEXIII CEarticons