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Beyond Heritage Science: A Review

open access: yesHeritage
Heritage science is an established and thriving field of enquiry. Initially considered as inherently cross-disciplinary, encompassing both the needs of conservators and practitioners and the high-quality evidence produced by scientists, heritage science ...
Craig J. Kennedy   +8 more
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The Role of PIXE and XRF in Heritage Science: The INFN-CHNet LABEC Experience

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Analytical techniques play a fundamental role in heritage science. Among them, Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) techniques are widely used in many laboratories for elemental composition analysis.
Leandro Sottili   +18 more
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Ten years of Heritage Science

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2023
The article describes the revolutionary new ways of communicating the written word when moving from the Medieval to Modern period in Europe, primarily the use of paper and moveable typeface printing and how these catalysed important cultural developments.
Richard G Brereton
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Metals in Heritage Science

open access: yesHeritage
The valorization of our Cultural Heritage is deeply grounded in the study of the production, use and consumption of ancient metals [...]
Chiara Soffritti
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Crowdsourcing as an Analytical Method: Metrology of Smartphone Measurements in Heritage Science. [PDF]

open access: yesAngew Chem Int Ed Engl, 2018
Brigham R   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Interpreting Medieval Scottish Church Stained Glass Windows: Decoration and Colour in Relation to Liturgy and Worship

open access: yesHeritage, 2022
During the Protestant Reformation of 1560, most of Scotland’s Catholic churches faced widespread destruction. Items considered idolatrous were targeted and destroyed. Significantly, stained glass windows were smashed and buried on site, or otherwise left
Craig J. Kennedy, Michael Penman
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Time-Gated Pulsed Raman Spectroscopy with NS Laser for Cultural Heritage

open access: yesHeritage, 2023
Raman spectroscopy, a non-destructive reference technique, is used in heritage science to directly identify materials like pigments, minerals, or binding media.
Xueshi Bai, Vincent Detalle
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Application of Sonic, Hygrometric Tests and Infrared Thermography for Diagnostic Investigations of Wall Paintings in St. Panfilo’s Church

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Prior to restoration work, the frescoes created at the end of the XV century by the painter Saturnino Gatti (1463–1518) in the apse of the Church of St.
Sara Calandra   +5 more
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A symmetry concept and significance of fringe patterns as a direct diagnostic tool in artwork conservation

open access: yesLight: Advanced Manufacturing, 2022
Previous collaborative studies have shown the main fringe patterns and their typical classification with regard to defects. Nevertheless, the complexity of the results prevents defect detection automation based on a fringe pattern classification table ...
Vivi Tornari
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Synchronized Hardware-Registered VIS-NIR Imaging Spectroscopy and 3D Sensing on a Fresco by Botticelli

open access: yesSensors, 2021
We discuss a synchronised sensing technique for the analysis of painted surfaces of frescos. Specifically, the performance of Visible-Near Infrared (VIS-NIR) Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy (RIS) synchronized with three-dimensional (3D) acquisition is ...
Jana Striova   +3 more
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