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Wood in the architecture and the art of Upper Mustang/Nepal. Dendrochronological research and conservation problems.

2013/11/N/HS3/04912

Keywords:

Nepal Upper Mustang dendrochronology archeometry wood dependent culture conservation problems

Descriptors:

  • HS3_5: Cultural history (incl. historical memory, history of material culture, historical cultural studies, cultural diversity)
  • HS3_12: Cultural heritage, cultural memory (incl. inventory of monuments and monuments of culture, local history)
  • HS3_13: Other related subjects

Panel:

HS3 - The study of the human past: history, archaeology, ethnology, cultural anthropology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Wydział Sztuk Pięknych

woj. kujawsko-pomorskie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

Barbara Gmińska-Nowak 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 2

Call: PRELUDIUM 6 - announced on 2013-09-16

Amount awarded: 148 270 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2014-08-27

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2019-08-26

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Dalmierz laserowy (1 500 PLN)
  2. Ręczne urządzenie GPS (1 000 PLN)
  3. Świder przyrostowy 300 mm MORA.
  4. Komputer do badań terenowych wraz z dyskiem zewnetrznym (4 500 PLN)
  5. Program specjalistyczny TSAP-Win Professional (RINNTECH) do badania przyrostów rocznych drzew (4 500 PLN)
  6. Piły ręczne (2 szt.) (300 PLN)
  7. Licencja MVL Office Std.
  8. Wiertła do drewna suchego PFUNDT Schneidwerkzaugmechanik (3 szt.) (1 350 PLN)
  9. Świdry przyrostowe 400 mm (Haglöf Sweden) (2 szt.) (1 900 PLN)
  10. Miara leśna (200 PLN)
  11. Mikroskop cyfrowy Dino-lite ze statywem (5 000 PLN)
  12. Świder przyrostowy 600 mm (Haglöf Sweden) (1 650 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (2)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (1)
  • Book publications / chapters in book publications (1)
  1. Gönpa Gang—The First Application of Dendrochronological Dating to Study the Traditional Architecture of Upper Mustang (Nepal)
    Authors:
    Barbara Gmińska-Nowak, Achyut Tiwari, Tomasz Ważny
    Academic press:
    Forests (rok: 2022, tom: 13 (1), 95, strony: 45310), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/f13010095 - link to the publication
  2. Dendrochronological analysis of the ancient architecture of Kingdom of Lo. Upper Mustang, Nepal
    Authors:
    Barbara Gmińska-Nowak, Tomasz Ważny
    Academic press:
    Dendrochronologia (rok: 2020, tom: 61 (2020), strony: 45302), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125701 - link to the publication
  1. Wood in the architecture of the Upper Mustang KunSan Chholing Gompa – dendrochronology, wood identification and state of preservation [w:] Studia i Materiały Konferencji Naukowej Studentów Konserwacji i Restauracji Dzieł Sztuki, Tom III
    Authors:
    Barbara Gmińska-Nowak
    Conference:
    3rd International Student Conference of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art Cracow, 17th–19th March 2016 (rok: 2016, ), Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie
    Data:
    konferencja 2016
    Status:
    Published
  1. Wood in the traditional architecture of Nepal. Study on tree species and dendrochronological dating
    Authors:
    Barbara Gmińska-Nowak
    Book:
    Wood in architecture; Kurek, J. (Ed.), 2020 (rok: 2020, tom: I, strony: 71-83), Wydawca: Politechnika Krakowska
    Status:
    Published