All Manner of Murals
The History, Techniques and Conservation of Secular Wall Paintings

Covering terrifying beasts, imaginary landscapes, portraits and ornaments, this work (papers presented during a series of symposia dedicated to the history, techniques and conservation of British secular wall paintings) celebrates the many ways we have decorated our day-to-day lives with wall paintings.

The 20 papers collected in this volume (from 3 symposia hosted by the Stone and Wall Painting Group of the Institute of Conservation [Icon]) explore over 500 years of secular wall paintings, right up to contemporary work, looking at why and how they were painted, and the best ways of caring for them to ensure that future generations can also find in 'all manner of murals' a source of wonder and of kinship to their past.

Designating the domestic - mural paintings and the heritage protection review Roger Bowdler (Head of Territory Designation, Heritage Protection, English Heritage)
SECTION 1: History, development and care of secular wall paintings
Elusive Sources for Renaissance wall paintings
Anthony Wells-Cole
Was there a Guise Palace in Edinburgh?
Michael Bath
Secular wall paintings in the Welsh Marches
Kathryn Davies
Pattern and colour in late 16th- and 17th-century secular wall and panel paintings in Suffolk: an overview
Andrea Kirkham
The art of the housepainter: vernacular mural decoration c.1650-1841
James Ayres
Painted Kings and painted Gods (Continental copy or English Inspiration? The painted Baroque interior)
Giles Worsley
\'The negligence of men\' - Restoration techniques and the altered appearance of Baroque wall paintings
Jane Davies
Mural paintings within the Historic Royal Palaces: our approach to their continuous care
Kate Frame / Sophie Julien-Lees
Changing rooms: changes in use and their impact on wall painting conservation
Tom Organ
Image and identity in mural painting in British public buildings, 1840-1940
Clare Willsdon
Contemporary mural painting - trends and traditions
Ernestine McKay
PART 2: Conservation and Research Case Studies
The Catherine Room, Windsor Castle
Ann Ballantyne
16th-century wall paintings at the Forge, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Jane Rutherfoord
The public and private face of English Baroque wall painting: Milgate House and Chelsea Hospital
Caroline Babington / Richard Pelter
Bedfordshire\'s Baroque masterpiece: The Thomas Archer Pavilion at Wrest Park
Stephen Paine / Sophie Stewart
The rediscovery of the lost ceiling decorations in the Saloon at Burlington House
Pauline Plummer / Peter Schmitt
The treatment of the Entrance Hall at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge: changing approaches to the conservation of 19th-century polychromy
Tobit Curteis
Tracking historic attitudes towards wall painting conservation: Lord Leighton\'s frescoes at the V&A
Robert Gowing
Rex Whistler: a comparative study of three decorative schemes
Marguerite O\'Leary
More myth than mural: a study of the Hans Feibusch murals at South Civic Centre, Newport, South Wales
Kate Hunter / Elizabeth Holford