Guidelines for Cemetery Conservation - National Trust of Australia

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GUIDELINES FOR CEMETERY CONSERVATION 3.1.2 Photographic surveys PART TWO - WHAT As indicated within the index card above, it is important that such a written record be supported by plans and photographic records. Even if the plan is only a sketch plan it will give information about the layout and distribution of graves and trees not otherwise apparent. Gates, internal roads and drainage can also be shown. In recent years there is a much greater availability of detailed aerial photographic images. These can not only be valuable in their own right, but can assist in making a more accurate sketch plan, with careful interpolation of features hidden by tree canopies in the air photo. On a more detailed scale, photographs of individual monuments (or groups of monuments) will add greatly to the value of the description. If possible, each such photo should be taken at a suitable time of day. This is especially important if it is desired to show inscriptions. Apart from finding a time when the sun shines across the face of the stone, there are other ways to get good photographs of inscriptions. For example you can use a large mirror to reflect sunlight obliquely across the monument face, or use a lamp at dusk for the same purpose. Some inscriptions are far more legible when wet; others will never photograph very legibly, but can be brought out by computer manipulation of a digital image to change the image contrast or colours. 3.2 Describing a monument 3.2.1 Monument assessment card The following descriptive card can be used to describe individual monuments, in sufficient detail for the particular purpose desired. Again, a photograph of the monument and/or the inscription (as described above) may be very useful. CEMS\Policy Paper Review & model letters\2nd Edition Jan 2010.doc 59
GUIDELINES FOR CEMETERY CONSERVATION PART TWO - WHAT GRAVE DESCRIPTION CARD Page of 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Grave identification Cemetery/ Section or Denomination/ Location: Map reference: Plot reference (if any) Grave features Single/Double/Family; Position in group Kerbing & Fencing (materials & description) Footstone, riser(s), vases, immortelles etc. Infill or slab Plantings CEMS\Policy Paper Review & model letters\2nd Edition Jan 2010.doc 60
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