The results of the project are being disseminated by the project partners both for use at the site, and for a broader audience within the conservation and archaeological community through project reports, publication in scholarly journals, and presentations at professional conferences. The partners have shared information with colleagues in the region through occasional Study Days on specific topics.

Project Report
Conservation of the Architectural Surfaces in the Tablinum of the House of the Bicentenary, Herculaneum, Phase I: Examination, Investigations, and Condition Assessment

Articles
Rainer, Leslie, Mark Gittins, Domenico Camardo, Francesca Piqué, Anna Arcudi, Caterina Barnaba, and Maria Luigia Bonaschi. 2017. "Investigations into the 1938 restoration of Roman wall paintings in the tablinum of the House of the Bicentenary at Herculaneum." In Linking Past and Future, ICOM-CC 18th Triennial Conference Copenhagen, 4–8 September 2017, Preprints. ICOM-CC.

Graves, Kiernan, David Carson, Ilaria Catapano, Giacomo Chiari, Gianluca Gennarelli, Arlen Heginbotham, Nicola Masini, Francesca Piqué, Maria Sileo, and Leslie Rainer. 2017. "Portable in Practice: Investigations Using Portable Instrumentation for Materials Analysis and Mapping of Decorated Architectural Surfaces in the Tablinum of the House of the Bicentenary at Herculaneum." MRS Advances 2, no. 33-34 (2017): 1831–48. doi:10.1557/adv.2017.317.

Piqué Francesca, Emily MacDonald-Korth, and Leslie Rainer. 2015. "Observations on Materials and Techniques Used in Roman Wall Paintings of the Tablinum, House of the Bicentenary at Herculaneum." In Beyond Iconography: Materials, Methods, and Meaning in Ancient Surface Decoration: Selected Papers on Ancient Art and Architecture, vol. 1, edited by S. Lepinski and S. McFadden, 57–76. Boston: Archaeological Institute of America.

Rainer, Leslie, Mark Gittins, and Francesca Piqué. 2015. Dalla sperimentazione all'applicazione: Il consolidamento di dipinti murali romani ad Ercolano. In Lo Stato dell'Arte 13: XII Congresso nazionale IGIIC: Volume degli Atti, Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale, Torino, 22/24 ottobre 2015, ed. Daniela Rullo, 35–44. Florence: Nardini.

Piqué, Francesca, Giacomo Chiari, Maria Perla Colombini, and Giorgio Torraca. 2010. "I Dipinti Murali della Casa del Bicentenario a Ercolano: Degrado e prevenzione." In Pensare la prevenzione. Manufatti, usi, ambienti. Atti del Convegno di studi scienza e beni culturali, 13–16 luglio 2010, edited by Biscontin and Driussi, 837–846. Bressanone: Arcadia Ricerche.

Conference Presentations
Graves, Kiernan, 2017. A Confusion of Colors: Yellow and red pigments in the decorative scheme of the tablinum in the House of the Bicentenary at the archaeological site of Herculaneum. AIC Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, USA.

Rainer, Leslie and Geneva Griswold. 2015. The Herculaneum Figurative Scene Survey. WAAC Annual Meeting. Pacific Grove, CA, USA.

Biçer-Simsir, Beril and Leslie Rainer. 2014. "Evaluation of injection grouts for the conservation of wall paintings and plasters in Herculaneum." Improvements in Conservation and Rehabilitation–Integrated Methodologies. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin., June 3–5, 2014, Ankara, Turkey, edited by Caner-Saltik, Emine, Ayse Tavukcuoglu, and Fulvio Zezza. Ankara: METU.

Exhibition Content
2014. California Science Center Exhibit. Preserving Herculaneum Wall Paintings: Case Study of the House of the Bicentenary.

Additional Related Article
Piqué, Francesca, Giovanni Verri, Costanza Miliani, Laura Cartechini, and Giorgio Torraca. 2007. Indagini non invasive sulle pitture del Tablino nella Casa del Bicentenario a Ercolano. Materiali e Strutture 5, 9–10: 6–27.

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