Berns writes for two types of audiences: museum professionals seeking explanations for common color-related issues and students in conservation

is professor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and director of its graduate program in historic preservation

comparisons of works across institutions

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Entangled Worlds: Ancient Iran and the Classical Mediterranean Spring Crafts Berns writes for two typesAvailable February 2027 Edited by M. Rahim Shayegan An exploration of the far reaching exchanges between ancient Persia, Greece, and Rome, offering a bold new perspective on their interconnected cultural legacy. For more than a millennium, ancient Persia and the classical Mediterranean were deeply intertwinednot merely through conflict but also through diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchange. From the rise of the Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century