Reedy Bio

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Books:

Chandra L. Reedy, Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style, and Choices, University of Delaware Press, London and Newark (1997), 341 pages

Eric F. Hansen and Chandra L. Reedy, Research Priorities in Art and Architectural Conservation, American Institute for Conservation, Washington, D.C. (1994), 180 pages

Terry J. Reedy and Chandra L. Reedy, Principles of Experimental Design for Art Conservation Research, GCI Scientific Program Report, J. Paul Getty Trust, Malibu (1992), 114 pages

Terry J. Reedy and Chandra L. Reedy, Statistical Analysis in Art Conservation Research, Research in Conservation series, No. 1, J. Paul Getty Trust, Malibu (1988), 106 pages

Chandra L. Reedy, “A Buddha within a Buddha: Two Medieval Himalayan Metal Statues,” Arts of Asia, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 94-102 (1986)

Chandra L. Reedy and Terry J. Reedy, “Statistical Analysis in Iconographic Interpretation: The Function of Mudras at Tapho, a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 635-649 (1987)

Chandra L. Reedy, “Modern Statues and Traditional Methods: A Casting Workshop in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh,” Expedition, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 47-54 (1987)

Chandra L. Reedy and Terry J. Reedy, “Lead Isotope Analysis for Provenance Studies in the Aegean Region: A Re-evaluation,” in Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology, edited by E. V. Sayre, P. Vandiver, J. Druzik, and C. Stevenson. Vol. 123, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, pp. 65-70 (1988)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Copper Alloy Casting and Decorating Technology," in Art and Architecture of Ancient Kashmir, edited by Pratapaditya Pal, Marg Publications, Bombay, pp. 95-104 (1989)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Two Himalayan Examples of the Accomplished Heroic Manjusri Image," Oriental Art, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 35-41 (1991)

Chandra L. Reedy, "The Opening of Consecrated Tibetan Bronzes with Interior Contents:Scholarly, Conservation, and Ethical Considerations," Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 13-34 (1991)

Terry J. Reedy and Chandra L. Reedy, “The Statistical Analysis of Lead Isotope Data in Provenance Studies," in Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II, edited by P. Vandiver, J. Druzik, and G. Wheeler. Vol. 185, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, pp. 39-48 (1991)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Petrographic Analysis of Casting Core Materials for Provenance Studies of Copper Alloy Sculptures," Archeomaterials, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 121-163 (1991)

Chandra L. Reedy, "A Tibetan Text on Metalworking from the Collected Writings of 'Ju Mi-pham," Historical Metallurgy, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 37-46 (1991)

Chandra L. Reedy and Eric F. Hansen, "Research Priorities and Treatment Trials in Paper Conservation," The Book and Paper Group Annual, Vol. 10, pp. 196-204 (1991)

Chandra L. Reedy, "The Materials and Technology of Gandharan and Related Copper-based Sculptures," "Gandharan and Related Silver and Gold Objects," "Petrographic Analysis of Gandharan Stone Sculptures," and "Terracotta Technology of Gandharan and Related Sculptures," in From the Crossroads of Asia: Transformation in Image and Symbol, edited by E. Errington and J. Cribb, Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge, pp. 241-287 (1992)

Chandra L. Reedy, "The Role of a Ph.D. Degree in the Education of a Conservator," in ICOM Committee for Conservation 10th Triennial Meeting Preprints, edited by Janet Bridgland, ICOMCC, Paris, pp. 738-742 (1993)

Chandra L. Reedy and Terry J. Reedy, "Relating Visual and Technological Styles in Tibetan Sculpture Analysis," World Archaeology, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 304-320 (1994)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Thin Section Petrography in Studies of Cultural Materials," Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 115-129 (1994)

Terry J. Reedy and Chandra L. Reedy, "Statistical Analysis in Conservation Science," Archaeometry, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 1-23 (1994)

Janice Leoshko and Chandra L. Reedy, "Interdisciplinary Research on Provenance of Eastern Indian Bronzes:Preliminary Findings," South Asian Studies, Vol. 10, pp. 25-35 (1994)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Tibetan Bronzes:Technical Observations," Marg Vol. XLV11, No. 4, pp. 78-93(1996).Reprinted as a chapter in On the Path to Void: Buddhist Art of the Tibetan Realm, edited by Pratapaditya Pal, Marg Publications, Bombay, pp. 162-177 (1996)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Technical Studies of Gandharan Art," in Gandharan Art in Context: East-West Exchanges at the Crossroads of Asia, edited by Raymond Allchin, Bridget Allchin, Neil Kreitman, and Elizabeth Errington, Ancient India and Iran Trust and Regency Publications, Cambridge and New Delhi, pp. 267-283 (1997)

Chandra L. Reedy,"Analysis of the Clay Cores," in The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand: The Alexander B. Griswold Collection of the Walters Art Gallery, H. W. Woodward, Jr., The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, pp. 266-277 (1997)

Chandra L. Reedy, Richard A. Corbett, and Martin Burke, "Electrochemical Tests as Alternatives to Current Methods for Assessing Effects of Exhibition Materials on Metal Artifacts," Studies in Conservation, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 183-196 (1998)

Chandra L. Reedy, Richard A. Corbett, Deborah L. Long, Robert E. Tatnall and Bradley D. Krantz, “Evaluation of Three Protective Coatings for Indoor Silver Artifacts,” Objects Specialty Group Postprints, Vol. 6, pp. 41-69 (1999)

Elizabeth Goins and Chandra L. Reedy, “The Application of Image Analysis to Thin-Section Examination in Objects and Architectural Conservation,” Objects Specialty Group Postprints, Vol. 7, pp. 122-137 (2000)

Billie Milam Weisman and Chandra L. Reedy, “Technical Studies on Renaissance Bronzes,” in Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VI, edited by P. Vandiver et al., Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, pp. 483-495 (2002)

Chandra L. Reedy, “New Evidence for the Historical Context of Buddhist Bronzes from Swat Valley, Northern Pakistan,” in Scientific Research in the Field of Asian Art, edited by Paul Jett with Janet Douglas, Blythe McCarthy and John Winter, Archetype, London, pp. 134-140 (2003)

Chandra L. Reedy and Sachin Kamboj, “Comparing Comprehensive Image Analysis Packages: Research with Stone and Ceramic Thin Sections,” in Development of a Web-Accessible Reference Library of Deteriorated Fibers Using Digital Imaging and Image Analysis, edited by Jane Merritt, National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, WV, pp. 159-166 (2003)

Judith J. Bischoff, Jason A. Bustamente, Chandra L. Reedy, Richard A. Corbett, and Marc S. Walton., “From an Idea of Creativity to a Product of Reliability: Update of Research on Electrochemical Testing of Exhibit and Storage Materials,” Objects Specialty Group Postprints, Vol. 10, pp. 11-21 (2004)

Chandra L. Reedy, "Review of Digital Image Analysis of Petrographic Thin Sections in Conservation Research," Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 127-146 (2006)

Chandra L. Reedy, "The Multiple Functions and Multiple Histories of Tibetan Tsha-Tshas (Votive Clay Images), in The Object in Context: Crossing Conservation Boundaries, edited by D. Saunders, J. H. Townsend and S. Woodcock, International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, London, pp. 144-150 (2006)

Chandra L. Reedy and Sherry Harlacher Montgomery, “Elemental Composition of Sri Lankan Bronzes: Technological Style and Change,” in Studies of the Sculptural Arts of Asia Using Scientific Methods, edited by Janet Douglas, Paul Jett, and John Winter, Archetype, London, pp. 61-72 (2007)

Chandra L. Reedy and Pieter Meyers, “New Methods for Analyzing Thin Sections of Casting Core Materials: A Case Study with Southeast Asian Bronzes,” in Studies of the Sculptural Arts of Asia Using Scientific Methods, edited by Janet Douglas, Paul Jett, and John Winter, Archetype, London, pp. 191-212 (2007)