While researching the Sistine Ceiling for an art history course, an undergraduate student came across the controversy surrounding the restoration and conservation of the famous fresco. Unconvinced about the arguments for and against the restoration she has read thus far, the student would like to find some resources that would help her understand the scientific considerations involved in restoring a fresco. Listed are some LCSH that might be used to classify resources relevant to this student's research interests:

Art--Conservation and restoration.
Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance--Conservation and restoration--Vatican City.
Cultural property--Protection.
Varnish and varnishing.
Light--Environmental aspects.
Pigments.
Lasers in art.
Museums--Climatic factors.
Atmospheric chemistry.
Monatomic gases.
Oxygen.
Beams (Radiation)
Oxidation.
Solution (Chemistry)
Solvents.
Chemistry, Technical--Dictionaries.
Chemistry