Types of damage
	RESTORATION DIARY	RESTORATION ALPHABET

Notes on types and locations of damage

Below is a summary of the main types of damage discovered on the Chapel wall paintings during the teaching work-sites organised by ICR from 1988 to 1992, in preparation for the overall restoration. The glossary includes all types of damage and altered states which were subsequently treated during the restoration work.

		Abrasions on the plaster
		Abrasions on the paint film
		Alterations in the colours
		Blisters ("Bottaccioli")
		Dripping
		Detached portions (deliberate removal)
		Formation of saline deposits
		Lacunas in the preparatory layers or the plaster
		Lacunas in the paint film
		Lesions Lifted pieces (deliberate removal)
		Nails/metal clamps
		Poor adhesion in the preparatory layers Poor adhesion and lacunas in the metal laminas
		Poor cohesion in the preparatory layers
		Poor adhesion and cohesion in the paint layer Pre-existing stucco-work
		Residues of consolidating substances
		Scratches
		Seriously damaged areas in the preparatory layers
		Unevenness and deformations
		Whitish patina