Conserving Cathedral Door Reliefs

修复:教堂铜门浮雕的补压与调平

type:case-study · level:advanced · material:copper · scale:architectural · scale:sculpture · equipment:press · equipment:hand-tools · stage:forming · stage:chasing · stage:sealing

标签:铜门修复, 补压, 调平, 教堂

欧洲教堂铜门浮雕常见三类损伤:撞击凹坑、整体翘曲与铆接点撕裂。修复流程:整体红外热成像定位内应力区 → 局部 400–450 ℃ 火焰退火 → 背面硅胶顶杆 + 正面铅垫反向调平(压力 ≤2 MPa 防二次变形)→ 撕裂处剪老料补片、锤纹手工补錾。希尔德斯海姆大教堂铜门(1015 年,世界最古老铸铜门之一)2010 年保养即采用该组合工艺,浮雕落差恢复到 ±0.3 mm 内,全程未取下门体。

Cathedral door reliefs typically show impact dents, overall bowing and torn rivet points. Treatment: IR thermography to map stress zones, local flame annealing at 400–450 °C, back-pressure with silicone jacks against lead-faced fronts (≤2 MPa to avoid re-distortion), then old-stock patches with hand-matched chasing. Hildesheim Cathedral's doors (1015) were maintained in 2010 with exactly this sequence, restoring relief levels to within ±0.3 mm without taking the doors down. ---