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

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 …

Pigments—copper-based greens and blues

S Švarcová, D Hradil, J Hradilová… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Since antiquity, various copper-containing substances have been used as green and blue
pigments. Their exceptional diversity, reflecting their various chemical and phase …

Raman spectroscopy of minerals and mineral pigments in archaeometry

D Bersani, PP Lottici - Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Minerals, as raw structural materials or pigments, play a fundamental role in archaeometry,
for the understanding of nature, structure and status of an artefact or object of interest for …

Analytical chemistry in the field of cultural heritage

JM Madariaga - Analytical Methods, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This review covers past and present developments of analytical chemistry in the field of
Cultural Heritage (CH), from the methods of characterization of materials to the procedures …

Identification of pigments and binders of a 17th century mural painting (Bolivia). New report on pigments associated with Andean minerals

E Tomasini, I Costantini, V Careaga, CR Landa… - Journal of Cultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on the materiality of Andean Colonial artistic heritage contributes to the
knowledge on the cultural and social history of the region. In this work we present the results …

Making visible the invisible. A microarchaeology approach and an Archaeology of Color perspective for rock art paintings from the southern cone of South America

M Sepúlveda - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
From the literature research review of studies that involved the physicochemical
characterization of rock art paintings in Argentina and Chile, we evaluate the impact of this …

[HTML][HTML] Architectural polychromy on the Athenian Acropolis: an in situ non-invasive analytical investigation of the colour remains

E Aggelakopoulou, S Sotiropoulou, G Karagiannis - Heritage, 2022 - mdpi.com
The preservation of the Athenian Acropolis monuments constitutes an ongoing top-priority
national project of global significance and impact. The project concerning the analytical …

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 …

Polychromy in the Atacama Desert during the Late Intermediate Period (1000–1450 AD): pigments characterization by XRF and VNIR hyperspectral images

M Sepúlveda, B Ballester, G Cabello… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
The prehistory of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile has been constructed around certain
traditional classes of objects, such as ceramics and lithics, following the Old World and North …

A multi-analytical investigation of the materials and painting technique of a wall painting from the church of Copacabana de Andamarca (Bolivia)

E Tomasini, DC Rodríguez, BA Gomez… - Microchemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Andean church of Our Lady of Copacabana de Andamarca in Bolivia was built
in 1723. Its walls are made of adobe bricks and are decorated with paintings dated from mid …