SIST EN 16095:2012
(Main)Conservation of cultural property - Condition recording for movable cultural heritage
Conservation of cultural property - Condition recording for movable cultural heritage
This European Standard sets out the purpose and context of condition recording for movable cultural heritage and provides a framework for a condition report. It specifies the status of a condition report and its essential contents. This European Standard applies to all kinds of movable cultural heritage, whether individual objects or whole collections. It can also be used for immovable features in buildings or monuments.
Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Zustandsaufnahme an beweglichem Kulturerbe
Diese Europäische Norm legt den Zweck und Kontext eines Zustandsberichts fest, seinen Stellenwert als Dokument und die notwendigen Mindestinhalte, die in allen Berichtsformen enthalten sein sollten, um für eine dauerhafte Aufzeichnung den Zustand befriedigend aufzeichnen zu können.
Diese Norm gilt für alle Arten beweglichen Erbes, d. h. Kunstwerke oder andere Objekte, die als Einzelgegenstände, Sammlungen oder Bestände usw. betrachtet werden.
Zweck ist es, die Sammlung von Daten, die aus Untersuchungen resultieren, zu erleichtern und zu organisieren, daraus folgende Kenntnisse zu erarbeiten und das Verständnis des Zustands des beweglichen kulturellen Erbes zu ermöglichen.
Ein Normmuster ist beigegeben, das allgemeine Angaben wiedergibt und das durch Nutzer, ihren besonderen Bedürfnissen entsprechend, entwickelt und übernommen werden kann.
Conservation des biens culturels - Constater l'état du patrimoine culturel mobilier
La présente Norme européenne spécifie l'objectif et le contexte d'un constat d'état, son statut en tant que document ainsi que les informations minimales essentielles devant figurer dans toute forme de constat afin de consigner, de manière satisfaisante, l'état d’un bien culturel dans un enregistrement permanent.
Cette norme s'applique à tous les types de biens culturels mobiliers : œuvres d'art ou autres objets considérés à l’unité, en collections ou fonds, etc.
Elle a pour objectif de faciliter et d'organiser le recueil de données résultant d'examen, en élaborant la connaissance et en permettant la compréhension de l'état de conservation de biens culturels mobiliers.
Elle est accompagnée d'un modèle-type reprenant les informations générales qui doivent être développées et adaptées par l'utilisateur en fonction de ses besoins particuliers.
Ohranjanje kulturne dediščine - Zapisovanje stanja premične kulturne dediščine
Ta evropski standard določa namen in okvir za zapisovanje stanja premične kulturne dediščine in podaja okvir za poročilo o stanju. Določa stanje poročila o stanju in njegovo obvezno vsebino. Ta evropski standard se uporablja za vse vrste premične kulturne dediščine, in sicer za posamezne predmete in celotne zbirke. Uporablja se lahko tudi za nepremične značilnosti stavb ali spomenikov.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Zustandsaufnahme an beweglichem KulturerbeConservation des biens culturels - Constater l'état du patrimoine culturel mobilierConservation of cultural property - Condition recording for movable cultural heritage97.195Umetniški in obrtniški izdelkiItems of art and handicraftsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 16095:2012SIST EN 16095:2012en,de01-oktober-2012SIST EN 16095:2012SLOVENSKI
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SIST EN 16095:2012
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 16095
August 2012 ICS 97.195 English Version
Conservation of cultural property - Condition recording for movable cultural heritage
Conservation des biens culturels - Constater l'état du patrimoine culturel mobilier
Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Zustandsaufnahme an beweglichem Kulturerbe This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 June 2012.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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EN 16095:2012 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .3Introduction .41 Scope .52 Normative references .53 Terms and definitions .54 Purpose of a condition report .54.1 General .54.2 Knowledge and understanding .64.3 Monitoring and recording changes in condition .64.4 Planning .65 Status of the condition report .66 Recommended contents of a condition report .66.1 Introduction .66.2 Reporting information .76.3 Object identification .76.4 Object description .76.5 Object environment .86.6 Condition description .86.7 Diagnosis and conclusions .87 Recommended personnel .88 Carrying out a condition assessment.98.1 General .98.2 Working conditions .98.3 Recommended practices .9Annex A (informative)
Purpose of a condition report . 10Annex B (informative)
Example format for a condition report . 11Bibliography . 12 SIST EN 16095:2012
EN 16095:2012 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 16095:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 346 “Conservation of cultural property”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2013. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 16095:2012
EN 16095:2012 (E) 4 Introduction Individuals and organizations responsible for the conservation of tangible cultural heritage are required to maintain a record of its condition. A condition record is an essential tool in the management of tangible cultural heritage; it may even contribute to a decision that something should be preserved. A condition record is of historical value and can provide evidence when defining conservation needs and priorities. The information it contains can be of interest to the public, enhancing their understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage. A condition record is archival in principle. Condition records should be added to the archive of objects or collections. There are different circumstances under which condition recording is carried out (see Clause 4). Condition recording usually culminates in a condition report, the depth and breadth of which may vary depending on its purpose, context or author. There is a diversity of formats of condition report currently in use, for example: free text, text with a glossary, free text within a pre-defined framework or pro-forma etc. This European Standard deals with the contents of a condition report and not the format in which it is produced, whether on paper or digital. It provides a guide to collecting essential and relevant information in a logical and well organized order for the purpose of making a condition report. This purpose is further illustrated in an annex which sets out examples of information and how they may be collected. It does not claim to impose the use of a universal model for a condition report, but it does set a standard for core information. This European Standard provides guidance on producing individual reports (which may be about individual objects or whole collections) but does not cover the methodology for collection surveys. An understanding of the condition of a collection may be gained from survey data derived from individual condition reports, whether of all of the items in the collection or from a statistical sample. SIST EN 16095:2012
EN 16095:2012 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard sets out the purpose and context of condition recording for movable cultural heritage and provides a framework for a condition report. It specifies the status of a condition report and its essential contents. This European Standard applies to all kinds of movable cultural heritage, whether individual objects or whole collections. It can also be used for immovable features in buildings or monuments. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 15946, Conservation of cultural property
Packing principles for transport 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 condition report record of condition for a specific purpose, dated and authored Note 1 to entry: A condition report normally results from a condition survey. [SOURCE: EN 15898:2011] 3.2 condition survey inspection to assess condition [SOURCE: EN 15898:2011] 3.3 diagnosis process of identifying the present condition of an object and determining the nature and causes of any change, as well as the conclusions drawn Note 1 to entry: Diagnosis is based on observation, investigation, historical analysis, etc. [SOURCE: EN 15898:2011] 4 Purpose of a condition report 4.1 General The purpose of making a condition report is to record the condition of cultural heritage following an inspection and assessment. The contents of a condition report can provide not only technical data but also knowledge and understanding about an object or collection, information produced by monitoring its change over time and information that will assist with future planning. Changes in the condition of cultural heritage may diminish its significance and reduce its potential benefits to present and future generations. SIST EN 16095:2012
EN 16095:2012 (E) 6 The condition report is an essential tool: a) in the short term and on an ad-hoc basis: prior to any movement of cultural property, and in support of the decision to undertake this movement, based on a risk assessment; as part of the sale of property, etc.; b) in the short to medium term and for a limited period: before, during and after exhibition and up to return of the property; before treatment; following an emergency and before subsequent treatment, etc.; c) in the long term and for an unlimited period: as a contribution to the material history of the object, etc. A condition report will therefore be completed under a variety of circumstances that reflect its purpose. The following is a summary of the purposes of condition reports and the circumstances in which they are commonly created (see Table A.1). 4.2 Knowledge and understanding Condition reports are part of the documentation of cultural heritage objects and collections, in which their state and status are recorded. They also serve to deepen knowledge and understanding of cultural heritage. Condition reports contain information that may be of interest to the public and are a source of knowledge for present and future research. 4.3 Monitoring and recording changes in condition Comparative analyses of condition reports may be used to track the condition of cultural heritage over time. Such a comparison assists in understanding the reasons for change and enables decisions to be made about future care. Condition reports may help in assessing the effects of earlier conservation interventions or of changes to location or environment. The contents of a condition report specifically intended to accompany objects in transit are also specified in EN 15946. 4.4 Planning An understanding of condition is a pre-requisite in planning the care or use of cultural heritage. Decisions leading to actions or measures that affect the future condition of cultural heritage should follow an assessment and diagnosis of condition. 5 Status of the condition report A condition report has permanent validity and should be archived. Signed and dated condition reports may have validity for contractual purposes or as evidence. As a reference document, the condition report may also have a contractual legal value provided that it has been agreed and signed jointly by both parties (e.g. by the owner and borrower of an object). Formal condition reports may vary in scale and content but their status remains the same. Informal observations and notes may contribute to the creation of a condition report. 6 Recommended contents of a condition report 6.1 Introduction It is important that a condition report includes a minimum set of information, clearly laid out for future retrieval. The following is considered to be basic expected information; it is not set out in a hierarchical order. All SIST EN 16095:2012
EN 16095:2012 (E) 7 relevant information about an object or a collection should be made available to the person producing a report on its condition. A possible format in which this essential information can be held is suggested in Annex B. 6.2 Reporting information A condition report shall include the following information concerning its creation: a) person(s) who has performed the survey, position and qualifications; b) the date of inspection and date of the report; c) tools and methodologies used; d) the purpose and context of the report; e) the name of the client/commissioner; f) the working conditions (see Clause 8) under which the report was created; g) reliability of collected data (not available, incomplete or exhaustive). A condition report may also include: 1) contact persons for the inspection; 2) person(s) present during the inspection; 3) inaccessibility of parts of the object, if relevant; 4) time used to complete the survey. 6.3 Object identification An object shall be identified through the inclusion of the following information: a) identification number (e.g. inventory or accession number etc.) or statutory protection number (date of the classification or registration order, etc.), and/or acquisition date; b) title, heading, designation or object name; c) author, creator, attribution, origin, civilisation, etc. and date of creation if known; d) ownership, even if reported as unknown; e) protection inf
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Conservation of cultural property - Condition report of movable heritage - Visual
inspection and description of the condition of movable heritage
Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Zustandsbericht von beweglichem Kulturerbe - Visuelle
Abnahme und Beschreibung der Beschaffenheit
Conservation des biens culturels - Constat d'état des biens culturels mobiliers -
Observation et description de l'état d'un bien culturel mobilier
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16095
ICS:
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 16095
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2010
ICS 97.195
English Version
Conservation of cultural property - Condition report of movable
heritage - Visual inspection and description of the condition of
movable heritage
Conservation des biens culturels - Constat d'état des biens Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Zustandsbericht von
culturels mobiliers - Observation et description de l'état d'un beweglichem Kulturerbe - Visuelle Abnahme und
bien culturel mobilier Beschreibung der Beschaffenheit
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 346.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Purpose of a condition report .6
4.1 General .6
4.2 Knowledge and understanding .6
4.3 Monitoring and recording condition change .6
4.4 Planning .6
5 Status of the condition report .8
6 Recommended condition report contents .8
6.1 Introduction .8
6.2 Report documentation .8
6.3 Object identification .9
6.4 Object description .9
6.5 Condition description .9
6.6 Diagnosis and conclusions . 10
7 Recommended personnel . 10
8 Carrying out a condition assessment. 10
8.1 General . 10
8.2 Working conditions . 10
8.3 Recommended practices . 10
Annex A (informative) Condition report model . 12
Bibliography . 13
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Foreword
This document (prEN 16095:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 346 “Conservation of
cultural property”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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Introduction
Individuals and organisations responsible for the conservation of cultural property are required to maintain a
record of its condition. A condition report is an essential tool in the management of cultural property; it may
even be the means of certifying that something actually is 'cultural property' and which should therefore be
preserved or protected. The information that it contains is of historical value and can be of interest to the
public, enhancing their learning and appreciation of cultural heritage.
This record should be made in the form of a report on condition and would be added to throughout the lifetime
of the object or the collection, particularly when changes occur, for example to location or through
deterioration.
The contents of such a report will vary depending on its purpose or context. There is a diversity of forms of
condition report currently in use, for example: free text, text with a glossary, free text within a pre-defined
framework or pro-forma etc. This standard deals with the contents of a condition report and not the format in
which it is produced, whether on paper or electronic. The intention is to provide a systematic framework for
recording condition, whether undertaken as a brief condition check (for example before a loan) or as a more
detailed description of condition including historical, technical or other information (for example at the time of
accession of an object into a collection, or as a first step in a programme of remedial conservation).
This standard provides a guide to collecting essential and relevant information in a logical and well-organised
order for the purpose of making a condition report. This information is further illustrated in an annex setting out
examples of information and the manner of collecting information. It does not claim to impose the use of a
universal model for a condition report, but it does set a standard for core information to be included in any kind
of condition report. A condition report is only one stage providing evidence in defining conservation needs and
priorities, and informing future actions to preserve cultural heritage.
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1 Scope
This European Standard sets out the purpose and context of a condition report, its status as a document and
the minimum essential contents that should be included in all forms of a report in order to record condition
satisfactorily for a permanent record.
This standard applies to all kinds of movable heritage, i.e. artworks or other objects considered as individual
items, collections or holdings, etc.
Its purpose is to facilitate and organise collection of data resulting from examination, elaborating consequent
knowledge and allowing understanding of the condition of movable cultural heritage.
It is accompanied by a standard model that reproduces the general information and which could be developed
and adapted by the user, according to their specific needs.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
prEN 15898:2009, Conservation of cultural property ― Main general terms and definitions concerning
conservation of cultural property
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 15898:2009 and the following
apply.
3.1
condition report
record of condition for a specific purpose, dated and authored
NOTE A condition report normally results from a condition survey.
3.2
condition survey
inspection to assess condition
3.3
diagnosis
process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of damage* and deterioration* through observation,
investigation, and historical analysis, and the conclusion derived from such activities
3.4
preliminary study
set of historical, technical, scientific and feasibility studies carried out to establish the potential benefits of a
conservation-restoration and/or preventive conservation project, and also to set targets and outlines
3.5
collection condition assessment
means of defining the condition of a collection of cultural property as distinct from a single item
NOTE An understanding of the condition of a collection may be derived from survey data consisting of individual
condition assessments of all of the items in the collection or from a statistical sample.
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3.6
prognosis
reasoned hypothesis on the future development of the condition of an object based on its current condition
and any subsequent diagnosis
NOTE Prognosis identifies risk factors according to any given situation.
4 Purpose of a condition report
4.1 General
The purpose of a condition report is to record, assess and document the condition of cultural property. The
contents of a condition report can provide not only technical data but also knowledge and understanding about
an object or collection, information produced by monitoring its change over time and information that will assist
with future planning.
The report may therefore be completed under a variety of circumstances that reflect its purpose. The following
is a summary of themes, which are also set out in Table 1 with suggested contextual examples.
4.2 Knowledge and understanding
A condition report is part of the documentation of cultural property, in which its state and status are recorded.
It also serves to deepen knowledge and understanding of the cultural property and can enhance public
appreciation of it. Historical and technical knowledge and understanding of an object may be enhanced by
means of visual or other investigation (material analyses, scientific imaging, etc.) that leads to an assessment
of its condition.
4.3 Monitoring and recording condition change
Comparative analyses of condition reports may be used to track the condition of a cultural property over time.
4.4 Planning
An understanding of condition is a pre-requisite in planning the care or use of cultural property. Decisions
leading to actions or measures that affect the future condition of cultural property should follow an assessment
of condition and diagnosis.
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Table 1 — Condition report contexts based on the related objectives
Purpose Context
Scientific and historical research, documentation
Processing an acquisition file, or transferring archives
Processing a deposit
Knowledge Processing a legal protection measure
and Drawing up an inventory or
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