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Surface and Interface Investigation of a 15th Century Wall Painting Using Multispectral Imaging and Pulse-Compression Infrared Thermography

open access: yesCoatings, 2021
Before starting the restoration of an artwork, good practice involves the evaluation of the item healthiness possibly carried out through non-invasive techniques.
M. Ricci   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bridging Legends and Science: Field Evidence of a Large Tsunami that Affected the Kingdom of Tonga in the 15th Century

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2021
The pre-colonial history (i.e. before the 16th century) of Tonga and West Polynesia still suffers from major gaps despite significant scientific advances in recent years, particularly in the field of archaeology.
F. Lavigne   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A global inventory of quantitative documentary evidence related to climate since the 15th century

open access: yesClimate of the Past, 2022
. Climatic variations have impacted societies since the very beginning of human history. In order to keep track of climatic changes over time, humans have thus often closely monitored the weather and natural phenomena influencing everyday life. Resulting
Angela-Maria Burgdorf
semanticscholar   +1 more source

On the Hierarchical Use of Colourants in a 15th Century Book of Hours

open access: yesThe Heritage, 2021
An illuminated Book of Hours (in use in Chalon-sur-Saône) currently owned by the Museo Civico di Arte Antica and displayed in the prestigious Palazzo Madama in Torino (Italy) was investigated by means of optical microscopy, fibre optic reflectance ...
A. Agostino   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Islamisation and the formation of vernacular Muslim material culture in 15th-century northern Sumatra

open access: yes, 2021
This study presents a distinctive type of Muslim gravestone found on the northern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, that dates to the 15th century. These grave markers, locally known as plang-pleng, provide evidence for the formation and disappearance of an ...
R. Feener   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Bayesian Approach to Historical Climatology for the Burgundian Low Countries in the 15th Century

open access: yes, 2021
. Although collaborative efforts have been made to retrieve climate data from instrumental observations and paleoclimate records, there is still a large amount of valuable information in historical archives that has not been utilized for climate ...
C. Camenisch   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“Uma peça muito preciosa de significado ainda desconhecido”

open access: yesMedievalista, 2022
In spite of the frequency with which it appears in 15th century documentation, the Portuguese term "gibanete" remains vague and problematic. The aim of this article is to define exactly what a "gibanete" is, what piece of armament it corresponds to, and ...
António Conduto Oliveira
doaj   +1 more source

Catalan fiction in the 15th century [PDF]

open access: yesCatalan Historical Review, 2018
Catalan fiction in the 15th century is framed within the context of the expansion of the Crown of Aragon around the Mediterranean, the emergence of Valencia as the cultural capital of the Crown, the crisis in the prevailing mediaeval values, the ...
Antoni Ferrando
doaj   +1 more source

Social Hierarchy Materialized: Korean Vernacular Houses as a Medium to Transfer Confucian Ideology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Buildings reveal the social values of a society through their forms and configuration. During the Choseon dynasty, Confucianism was the national ideology and basis for governing principles.
Ryoo, Seong-Lyong, Seo, Kyung Wook
core   +2 more sources

Migrants et contrebande de monnaies en Roussillon dans la première moitié du xve siècle

open access: yesLes Cahiers de Framespa, 2023
This article presents eight cases of smuggling of prohibited coins, seized from migrants by the guards of the ports and passages administration in Roussillon, during the reign of Alphonse the Magnanimous (1416-1458), a period marked by a strengthening ...
Margault Coste
doaj   +1 more source

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