PreprintsThe Triennial Meeting of the ICOM Committee for Conservation is now widely regarded as one of the most significant global events in the conservation calendar, offering conservation professionals a unique opportunity to discover the current status of research and practice across the full range of conservation disciplines at the highest level.The Triennial Meeting of the ICOM Committee for Conservation is now widely regarded as one of the most significant global events in the conservation calendar, offering conservation professionals a unique opportunity to discover the current status of research and practice across the full range of conservation disciplines at the highest level.* Preventive conservation * Education and training in conservation * Theory and history of conservation--restoration * Scientific methods of examination of works of art * Documentation * Paintings I: Conservation and restoration of paintings * Paintings II: Scientific study of paintings (methods and techniques) * Sculpture and polychromy * Mural paintings, mosaics and rock art * Graphic documents * Photographic records * Ethnographic collections * Wet organic and archaeological materials * Textiles * Leather and related materials * Natural history collections * Stone * Glass, ceramics and related materials * Metals * Resins: characterisation and evaluation * Modern materials.Also included with the 13th Triennial Meeting Preprints is a CD-ROM version, featuring title, author and keyword searches of the papers plus full color illustrations.All those involved in any aspect of conservation will find the whole series of ICOM-CC Preprints an essential and valuable component of their library. It will also be ofinterest to any museum professional with either responsibility for or an interest in the field of conservation.