Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Documentation online
BALaT: Belgian Art Links and Tools
With this portal, Internet users, Belgian art historians and others can access a repertoire of centers and active research of art history in Belgium. They can also access the dictionary of Belgian painters in association with IRPA's photo library. In French and Dutch.
Radiocarbon: Carbon 14 datings
Databank containing the results of carbon 12 datings and measurements of stable isotopes IRPA has obtained. This database is constantly evolving.
The Vade-Mecum pour la protection et l'entretien du patrimoine artistique has been designed as a guide cultural objects' managers can use. It discusses the problem around the conservation of works of art in a natural environment and suggests relaistic solutions. You can consult the chapter Le verre, principes de conservation, d'exposition et d'entretien (Glass, theories of conservation, exposition and maintenance) online.