By the Hand of Angelos? Analytical Investigation of a Remarkable 15th Century Cretan Icon
A 15th century St Theodoros icon of outstanding quality is on display at the Zakynthos Ecclesiastical Art Museum. On the basis of certain stylistic characteristics, this icon has been attributed to the legendary Cretan painter Angelos Akotantos. In order
Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros +3 more
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Deepening inside the pictorial layers of Etruscan sarcophagus of Hasti Afunei: An innovative micro-sampling technique for Raman/SERS analyses [PDF]
The Hasti Afunei sarcophagus is a large Etruscan urn, made up of two chalky alabaster monoliths. Dated from the last quarter of the third century BC, it was found in 1826 in the small town of Chiusi (Tuscany- Il Colle place) by a landowner, Pietro Bonci ...
Bianco, Armandodoriano +7 more
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Evidence of late Quaternary environmental change in a continental east Antarctic lake from lacustrine sedimentary pigment distributions [PDF]
A sediment core from Progress Lake, one of the oldest lacustrine sequences in East Antarctica, contains distinct zones dating from a previous interglacial (most likely Marine Isotope Stage 5e, c.
Hodgson, D A, Keely, B J, Squier, A H
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A holistic multimodal approach to the non-invasive analysis of watercolour paintings [PDF]
A holistic approach using non-invasive multimodal imaging and spectroscopic techniques to study the materials (pigments, drawing materials and paper) and painting techniques of watercolour paintings is presented.
Bailey, K +6 more
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Remote multispectral imaging with PRISMS and XRF analysis of Tang Tomb paintings [PDF]
PRISMS (Portable Remote Imaging System for Multispectral Scanning) is a multispectral/hyperspectral imaging system designed for flexible in situ imaging of wall paintings at high resolution (tens of microns) over a large range of distances (less than a ...
Lange, R, Liang, H, Zhang, Q
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Composition analysis and structural identification of anthocyanins in fruit of waxberry
Anthocyanin pigments in the fruit of waxberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.), were extracted with 0.1% HCl in ethanol, and the crude anthocyanin extract was purified by C18 Sep-Pak cartridge open-column chromatography.
Chuan-Guang Qin +5 more
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Sequence-Based Mapping and Genome Editing Reveal Mutations in Stickleback Hps5 Cause Oculocutaneous Albinism and the casper Phenotype. [PDF]
Here, we present and characterize the spontaneous X-linked recessive mutation casper, which causes oculocutaneous albinism in threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus).
Hart, James C, Miller, Craig T
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Raman and infrared spectroscopy are two complementary spectroscopic techniques that can produce fast, efficient and accurate detection of the pigments and/or binders used in automotive topcoats.
Maja Skenderovska +2 more
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Pigment Identification of Ancient Wall Paintings Based on a Visible Spectral Image
Many ancient wall paintings are confronted with the threat of irreversible damages and in urgent requirement of restoration. This work provides the superpixel segmentation method and pigment identification method for the visible spectral image of ancient
Junfeng Li +4 more
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Pigment analysis by Raman microscopy and portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) of thirteenth to fourteenth century illuminations and cuttings from Bologna [PDF]
Non-destructive pigment analysis by Raman microscopy (RM) and portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) has been carried out on some Bolognese illuminations and cuttings chosen to represent the beginnings, evolution and height of Bolognese illuminated ...
Chaplin, Tracey D. +3 more
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