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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 299-322, May 2026.In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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Color as A Narrative Device in Illustration: A Systematic Review
Color Research &Application, Volume 51, Issue 2, March/April 2026.Color in picture book illustration operates simultaneously as a representational code, cognitive scaffold, and affective cue supporting theories such as Dual Coding and multimodal discourse while revealing gaps in methodology and cross‐cultural research.
Lidia Jiménez‐Duarte +2 more
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Deep Underground Science and Engineering, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 4-27, March 2026.In this review, the application of micro‐CT and medical‐CT scanning in the oil and gas industry has been thoroughly discussed. Recent improvements in DRP and modern imaging techniques in the oil and gas industry have been modeled using both experimental and simulation work.
Achinta Bera +2 more
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John Gibson, designer: sculpture and reproductive media in the nineteenth century [PDF]
Journal of Art Historiography, 2015 John Gibson (1790-1866) was one of the most significant British sculptors of the nineteenth century. Although he is best known today for the Tinted Venus, this article shifts attention away from his interest in polychrome sculpture to explore instead his
Roberto C. Ferrari
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Medievalista, 2019 11th- to early 13th-century medieval polychrome sculptures can be considered as ancestral testimony of knowledge, practices, and the exchange of carving and painting techniques in the Middle Ages.
Emmanuelle Mercier
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Thickness Calculation of Pigment Layers and Gold Leaves Using XRF and MA‐XRF Data
X-Ray Spectrometry, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 335-348, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT In this work, XRF and MA‐XRF data were used to estimate the thickness of Chromium Oxide (Cr₂O₃) pigment and gold leaf applied over Lead White (2PbCO3.Pb(OH)2). The thickness determination was based on the differential attenuation of the Pb‐Lα and Pb‐Lβ characteristic X‐rays, which allows correlating the overlying material layer with the Pb(Lα ...
Renato Pereira de Freitas +9 more
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Nuevo mundo - Mundos NuevosMany objects within Chilean museums remain unstudied. This is the case of some polychrome wooden sculptures whose origin cannot be traced back to foreign or Chiloé workshops stands out. The coherence of their morphological patterns and their conservation
Josefina Schenke
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Medievalista, 2019 The most important and rich collection of wooden sculptures in Italy is conserved at the National Museum of Palazzo Venezia in Rome. Some years ago, the study of this collection was carried out by the University of Urbino in collaboration with the ...
Grazia Maria Fachechi, Susanna Bracci
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The Mound with “Mustaches”Atasu-2
Поволжская археология, 2018 The results of excavations of barrow with “mustaches” at Atasu river (Central Kazakhstan, Karaganda region) are presented in the paper. Barrows with "mustaches" are a little-studied type of ancient monuments. Monuments of this type were dated back to the
Beisenov Arman Z. +3 more
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IllapaEste hallazgo «académico» excepcional consiste en una escultura-retablo-custodia de la Edad Moderna ubicada en el pueblo de Miracosta, en la provincia de Chota de la región Cajamarca.
Ricardo Morales Gamarra
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