This paper studied the alteration of three soda-rich-silicate glass types (Cristallo, façon-de-
Venise and soda-lime silicate). Replica samples were exposed to different environments …

Abstract Several K-Ca-Si glass compositions typical of Central-European glassworks are
susceptible to damage beyond recall, even in mild museum conservative conditions. In …

George Ravenscroft designed the lead silicate glasses in 17 th-century; however, the first
pieces produced showed degradation pathologies after few years. This study reproduces …

From the 19th to mid-20th centuries, large cities like London, England were polluted. A lot of
soot and sulphur dioxide (SO2) was produced by industrial activities, cooking and heating …

Chinese painted enamels are studied in this thesis with the goal of improving their
conservation. To do this the material was studied through elemental analysis using two X …

We report on curation and digitization experiences of a large collection of Bryozoa (> 19,759
of estimated 38,000 lots digitized,> 1,000 type lots). Storage of one to two histology slides in …

This paper presents the potential of Raman spectroscopy, a non-destructive technique
which can be applied in situ, for the analyses of glass and its alteration. Recent analytical …

L'éclairage de tungstène-halide a été mis en cause quant à son impact dans les vitrines. Un
tel risque n'est pas facile à évaluer: c'est la technique d'émission acoustique qui a été …

The impact of atmospheric pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in
corrupting and deteriorating different classes of works of art is of global concern. Indoor …

O trabalho de investigação aqui descrito, procurou alcançar um maior entendimento sobre
os poluentes no interior de museus, bibliotecas e arquivos (MBA) sem negligenciar as …