[HTML][HTML] Pigments—the palette of organic colourants in wall paintings

M Aceto - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The present contribution deals with the use of organic colourants in wall paintings,
polychrome pottery and painted stone artworks, ie painted artworks on inorganic supports …

[HTML][HTML] On the stability of mediaeval inorganic pigments: a literature review of the effect of climate, material selection, biological activity, analysis and conservation …

A Coccato, L Moens, P Vandenabeele - Heritage Science, 2017 - Springer
This review is to be considered part of the development of the MEMORI dosimeter, to
evaluate the impact of climate (relative humidity, temperature, illumination, etc., including …

[HTML][HTML] The fresco wall painting techniques in the Mediterranean area from Antiquity to the present: A review

D Jiménez-Desmond, JS Pozo-Antonio… - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024 - Elsevier
Fresco wall paintings are one of the oldest artforms in our cultural heritage, dating back to
the second millennium BC. In this work, we carry out a thorough review on the evolution of …

[HTML][HTML] Present and future of chromatic reintegrations of wall paintings

D Jiménez-Desmond, JS Pozo-Antonio… - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024 - Elsevier
The chromatic reintegration of wall paintings, also known as inpainting, is a common
practice in the conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage (CH). The main objective of …

Investigation of ancient wall paintings in Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Y Yin, D Sun, M Su, Z Yu, B Su, B Shui, C Wu… - Optics & Laser …, 2019 - Elsevier
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is utilized to analyze the ancient wall
paintings in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. First, based on a combination of the signal-to …

Pigments, minerals, and copper-corrosion products: Terahertz continuous wave (THz-CW) spectroscopic characterization of antlerite and atacamite

C Moffa, C Merola, E Chiadroni, L Giuliani… - Journal of Cultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, the optical properties of atacamite, antlerite and azurite are characterized for the
first time by exploiting a high-resolution coherent THz-CW spectrometer in the spectral range …

Portable and laboratory analytical instruments for the study of materials, techniques and environmental impacts in mediaeval mural paintings

I Costantini, K Castro, JM Madariaga - Analytical Methods, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The present work aims to give an overview of the research published in the last 20 years on
the study of mediaeval wall paintings using complementary analytical diagnostic techniques …

[HTML][HTML] An imaging and spectroscopic methodology for in situ analysis of ceiling and wall decorations in Colonial missions in Northern Mexico from XVII to XVIII …

E Casanova-González, MÁ Maynez-Rojas, A Mitrani… - Heritage Science, 2020 - Springer
Almost three hundred Spanish colonial missions—or their remains—are scattered over the
vast state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. A few of them still display painted decorations …

Shedding light on the colours of medieval alabaster sculptures: scientific analysis and digital reconstruction of their original polychromy

L Pereira‐Pardo, D Tamburini… - Color Research & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although medieval alabaster sculptures might appear white at present, they were colourful
once, because painting and gilding the stone was an integral part of their production. This …

Recent developments in comprehensive analytical instruments for the culture heritage objects-A review

Y Xu, Z An, N Huang, P Wang, Z He, Z Chen - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This paper introduces the necessity and significance of the investigation of cultural heritage
objects. The multi-technique method is useful for the study of cultural heritage objects, but a …