The XRF-CT technique continues to gain attention with respect to both its development and
applications. The emergence of fast scanning approaches in conjunction with ED-detectors …

This chapter provides an overview of some of the materials used to write and decorate
different types of manuscripts, ie inks, pigments and dyes, and of the different scientific …

Cultural heritage materials, ranging from archaeological objects and sites to fine arts
collections, are often characterized through their life cycle. In this review, the fundamentals …

The X‐Ray Fluorescence (XRF) scanning spectrometer developed in the framework of
Cultural Heritage Network‐National Institute of Nuclear Physics, is specifically customised …

In this work, a painting suspected of counterfeiting was analyzed using the synchrotron-
based scanning macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) technique. The canvas has erasures …

The determination of the composition of illuminated manuscripts' components is an
important tool for the better understanding of their history, their origin and the procedures …

A modular X-ray scanning system was developed, to fill in the gap between portable
instruments (with a limited analytical area) and mobile instruments (with large analytical …

Until today, iron gall ink is classified as an exceptional underdrawing material for paintings.
Its study and definite identification is usually based on invasive analysis. This article …

The colorful images in medieval manuscripts have striking characteristics that need
meticulous approaches during art technical research in situ, as no sampling is permitted …

The possibility of using the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) mobile universal
surface explorer (MOUSE) to study underpaintings is validated. The depth sensitivity of the …