Estudos com vista à salvaguarda do património Cultural

O livro

Vasilike Argyropoulos; Anno Hein; Mohammed Abdel-Harith (ed.), Strategies for Saving Our Cultural Heritage, Athens, TEI of Athens, 2007

está livremente disponível aqui. Contém as comunicações apresentadas à International Conference on Strategies for Saving Indoor Metallic Collections with a Satellite Meeting on Legal Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, que decorreu no Cairo entre 25 de Fevereiro e 1 de Março de 2007.

Índice:

• G. M. Ingo, G. Padeletti, T. de Caro, C. Riccucci, G. Guida, E. Angelini, S. Grassini, Microchemical investigation of ancient silver and gold plated objects: Coating techniques and degradation mechanisms, pp. 9-13

• V. K. Gouda, Z. M. El-Baradie, M. Eldamaty, Survey of Precious Metal Production in Ancient Egypt, pp. 15-22

• O. Abdel-Kareem, Z. Al Saad, Conservation strategy of metal embroidery threads in textile objects in Museum of Jordanian Heritage, pp. 23-30

• C. Degrigny, D. Vella, S. Golfomitsou, J. Crawford, Characterisation of corrosion product layers on atmospherically corroded historic ferrous objects: Application to the armour of the Palace Armoury, Valletta, Malta, pp. 31-39

• M. Lage, A. Bautista, J. C. Suárez, J. Espona, F. Velasco, X-ray investigation of Goya's engraving plates: Identification of conservation state and engraving techniques, pp. 40-45

• S. Chlouveraki, K. Melessanaki, D. Anglos, LIBS as an identification and documentation tool in the conservation process: applications at the W. D. E. Coulson Conservation Laboratory, INSTAP-SCEC, pp. 46-52

• P. Mottner, Early Warning Dosimeters for Monitoring Indoor Museum Climate: Environmental Inpact Sensors and LightCheckTM, pp. 53-57

• J. Novakovic, P. Vassiliou, Corrosion of Silver Alloy Artefacts in Soil, pp. 58-63

• D. Knotkova, K. Kreislova, B. Kreibichova, I. Kudlacek, Indoor corrosivity in the National Museum Depositary, Prague, the Czech Republic, pp. 64-71

• Elhassan, G. Cristoforetti, S. Legnaioli, V. Palleschi, A. Salvetti, E. Tognoni, G. M. Ingo, M. A. Harith, LIBS calibration curves and determination of limits of detection (LOD) in single and double pulse configuration for quantitative LIBS analysis of bronzes, pp. 72-77

• R. Fantoni, L. Caneve, F. Colao, L. Fornarini, V. Lazic, V. Spizzichino, Determination of composition of quarternary bronzes allouys (Cu, Sn, Zn Pb) by means of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, pp. 78-84

• J. Crawford, C. Degrigny, Q. Glorieux, P. Bugeja, D. Vella, A standardised remote monitoring photographiccapture system (RMPCS) for in-situ documentation of corrosion protection system tests, pp. 85-92

• V. Kantarelou, A. G. Karydas, Ch. Zarkadas, M. Giannoulaki, V. Argyropoulos, Micro-XRF Analysis of High Tin Bronze Mirrors at the museum of Ancient Messene in Greece, pp. 93-99

• S. Legnaioli, G. Cristoforetti, V. Palleschi, A. Salvetti, E. Tognoni, In situ LIBS and XRF analysis of the Porticello bronze statues at National Museum of Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria, pp. 100-104

• J. J. Laserna, L. M. Cabalín, F. J. Fortes, LIBS as an advanced tool in the chronocultural study of archaeometallurgical objects, pp. 105-109

• Bautista, M. Lage, F. Velasco, Electrochemical Study of the Corrosion Behaviour of Electroplated Copper Plates, pp. 110-114

• Siatou, V. Argyropoulos, D. Charalambous, K. Polikreti, A. Kaminari, Testing new coating systems for the protection of metal collections in uncontrolled museum environment, pp. 115-120

• E. Cano, D. M. Bastidas, V. Argyropoulos, A. Siatou, Electrochemical techniques as a tool for testing the efficiency of protection systems for historical steel objects, pp. 121-126

• S. Grassini, E. Angelini, R. d'Agostino, F. Palumbo, G. M. Ingo, Advanced plasma treatment for cleaning and protecting precious metal artefacts, pp. 127-131

• P. Vassiliou, J. Novacovic, K. Samara, Copper alloys and silver artefacts protection by coatings with nano-alumina pigments, pp. 132-137

• N. Hajjaji, F. Z. El Harrif, C. Kaouane, A. Srhiri, H. Taknouti, K. Rahmouni, Conservation problems and a new method of protection: The case of bronzes at the Archaeological Museum of Rabat, Morocco, pp. 138-142

• Dermaj, D. Chebabe, H. Hammouch, M. Goursa, N. Hajjaji, A. Srhiri, Atmospheric corrosion inhibition of historical steel by FPTS formulation based of triazole-thione, pp. 143-148

• H. Hammouch, A. Dermaj, M. Goursa, N. Hajjaji, A. Srhiri, New Corrosion Inhibitor Opuntia ficus indica Seed Extract for Bronze and Iron-Based Artefacts, pp. 149-155

• S. Hollner, F. Mirambet, A. Texier, E. Rocca, J. Steinmetz, Development of new non-toxic corrosion inhibitors for cultural property made of iron and copper alloys, pp. 156-161

• N. Haddad, A. Arafat, B. Sallam, Current Conservation Practices of Metallic Objects at Archaeological Sites in Jordan, pp. 162-165

• V. Argyropoulos, M. Giannoulaki, G. P. Michalakakos, A. Siatou, A survey of the types of corrosion inhibitors and protective coatings used for the conservation of metal objects from museum collections in the Mediterranean basin, pp. 166-170

• E. Drakaki, A. A. Serafetinides, I. Zargioti, C. Vlachou-Mogire, N. Boukos, Experimental study on the effect of wavelength and fluence in the laser cleaning of silvering in Late Roman coins, pp. 171-176

• Z. Al-Saad, M. Bani-Hani, Corrosion behavior and preservation of Islamic Silver Alloy Coins, pp. 177-183

• E. Angelini, S. Grassini, T. deCaro, G. M. Ingo, Survey of the Italian archaeological precious metal collections: Characterisation of the patina and study of the degradation phenomena, pp. 184-188

• M. El Shaer, M. Mobasher, M. Wuttmann, Conservation of Corroded Copper Artefacts by Hydrogen Plasma Discharge, pp. 189-191

• Alshami, N. Haddad, A. Arafat, The role of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan in preventing the illicit trade of cultural heritage, pp. 194-198

• R. A. St. Hilaire, International antiquities trafficking: Theft by another name - Protecting archaeological sites abroad by prosecuting receivers, sellers, and smugglers of looted antiquities under United States domestic law, pp. 199-205

• Lacoursière, J.-F. Talbot, Partnerships: A solution to the illicit trafficking of art (Conclusions of the Pilot Project 2004-2005, Sûreté du Québec), pp. 206-208

• Czegledi, In search of our heritage, pp. 209-212

• Canals, M. Pou, Traceability of Cultural Heritage Objects: The AICOA Model, pp. 213-216

• W. Wei, J. Frohn, S. Sotiropoulou, M. Weber, Experience with a new non-contact fingerprinting method for the identification and protection of objects of cultural heritage against theft and illegal trafficking, pp. 217-222

• S. Simon, Illicit Traffic: A Challenge for Conservation Science and Conservation, pp. 223-227

• J. K. Hawley, The international illicit trade in cultural heritage: Can museum professionals help to stop it?, pp. 228-233

• M. M. C. van Heese, Recent developments in the Netherlands after the conference Ilegal Trade Rotterdam 2004, pp. 234-237

• S. Little, Global Village: Global legal visions for cultural heritage?, pp. 238-243

• Z. Sakki, C. Karydis, C. Spiliopoulou, C. Maravelias, 'Knives Cost Lives': Ethical issues relating to the conservation of a group of weapons at the Museum of Criminology of the Medical School - University of Athens, pp. 244-250

Dicionário ilustrado das formas de alteração da pedra

O ICOMOS acabou de disponibilizar online um dicionário inglês francês das formas de alteração da pedra:

V. Vergès-Belmin (ed.), Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns. Glossaire illustré sur les formes d'altération de la pierre. English-French version - Version Anglais-Français, vol. 15, Paris, ICOMOS-ISCS, 2008.

Está livremente disponível aqui.

A arte renascentista do Norte da Europa

Numa prestigiada colecção de história da arte – a Oxford History of Art – acabou de ser publicado um volume para o qual contribuem significativamente os aspectos materiais das obras de arte, designadamente os obtidos através de estudos laboratoriais. Trata-se de:

Susie Nash, Northern Renaissance Art, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008.

O volume encontra-se à venda com desconto em várias livrarias online, nomeadamente em The Book Depository, que não cobra os custos dos portes.

Índice:

• Introduction
• Problems and Perspectives
• Dispersal and destruction
• Italian perspectives
• Sources and documents
• Physical evidence and technical examination
• Markets for art: centres, products, and patrons
• Centres
• Products
• Patrons: importing art and artists
• Marketing art: artists and the contexts of creation
• The de Limbourgs in the service of jean de Berry
• Hans Memling painting panels in Bruges
• Printmakers in the Rhine Valley: inventing, marketing, and distributing images
• Declaring authorship and expertise: signatures and self-portraits
• Making images: equipment, materials, methods
• Workspace and equipment
• The workforce
• Materials, methods, and technical virtuosity
• Using and viewing
• Moving images
• Settings, vistas, and accoutrements for mass and prayer
• Meditation and imagination

Glass Science in Art and Conservation

Em Março deste ano realizou-se em Valencia, Espanha, o Second Glass Science in Art and Conservation Congress. 29 das comunicações apresentadas acabaram de ser agora publicadas num número especial da revista Journal of Cultural Heritage (volume 9, suplemento 1, 2008).

 

As comunicações, agora na forma de artigos, estão disponíveis aqui [acesso condicionado].

Índice:

• Sonia Murcia-Mascarós, Glass science in art and conservation, pp. 1-4

• Paula Fernandes, Márcia Vilarigues, Luís C. Alves, Rui C. da Silva, Stained glasses from Monastery of Batalha: Non-destructive characterisation of glasses and glass paintings, pp. 5-9

• Domingo Gimeno, Maite Garcia-Valles, José Luis Fernandez-Turiel, Flavia Bazzocchi, Meritxell Aulinas, Montserrat Pugès, Camillo Tarozzi, Maria Pia Riccardi, Elena Basso, Consuelo Fortina, Marja Mendera, Bruno Messiga, From Siena to Barcelona: Deciphering colour recipes of Na-rich Mediterranean stained glass windows at the XIII-XIV century transition, pp. 10-15

• Marco Verità, Maria Stella Arena, Anna Maria Carruba, Paola Santopadre, Roman glass: Art and technology in a 4th century A.D. opus sectile in Ostia (Rome), pp. 16-20

• Cristina Boschetti, Cristina Leonelli, Michele Macchiarola, Paolo Veronesi, Anna Corradi, Cinzia Sada, Early evidences of vitreous materials in Roman mosaics from Italy: An archaeological and archaeometric integrated study, pp. 21-26

• Susanne Greiff, Jan Schuster, Technological study of enamelling on Roman glass: The nature of opacifying, decolourizing and fining agents used with the glass beakers from Lübsow (Lubieszewo, Poland), pp. 27-32

• Cristina Boschetti, Cristina Leonelli, Anna Corradi, Paola Iacumin, Marco Martini, Emanuela Sibilia, Sara Santoro, Barbara Sassi, Glass-working evidences at Dürres, Albania: An archaeological and archaeometric study, pp. 33-36

• Carlo Stefano Salerno, Cesare Moretti, Teresa Medici, Teresa Morna, Marco Verità, Glass weathering in eighteenth century mosaics: The São João Chapel in the São Roque Church in Lisbon, pp. 37-40

• L. K. Herrera, A. Duran, M. L. Franquelo, M. C. Jimenez de Haro, A. Justo Erbez, J. L. Perez-Rodriguez, Studies of deterioration of the tin-mercury alloy within ancient Spanish mirrors, pp. 41-46

• Patrick Degryse, Jens Schneider, Veerle Lauwers, Dieter Brems, Sr-Nd isotopic analysis of glass from Sagalassos (SW Turkey), pp. 47-49

• María Teresa Doménech-Carbó, Antonio Doménech-Carbó, Dolores Julia Yusá-Marco, Hossein Ahmadi, Characterization of Iranian Moarraque glazes by light microscopy, SEM-EDX and voltammetry of microparticles, pp. 50-54

• Philippe Colomban, On-site Raman identification and dating of ancient glasses: A review of procedures and tools, pp. 55-60

• David Martlew, Glass defects and the conservation of glazed buildings, pp. 61-63

• Filipa Lopes, Andreia Ruivo, Vânia S.F. Muralha, Augusta Lima, Pedro Duarte, Isabel Paiva, Romão Trindade, António Pires de Matos, Uranium glass in museum collections, pp. 64-68

• Jordi Bonet, Conservation-restoration of cloisonné windows: A case study, pp. 69-72

• Sonia Murcia-Mascarós, Paola Foglia, M. Laura Santarelli, Clodoaldo Roldán, Rafael Ibañez, Alfonso Muñoz, Pablo Muñoz, A new cleaning method for historic stained glass windows, pp. 73-80

• Joaquín Pérez-Pariente, Ana Belén Martín Rojo, Glass technology in Spain in XVIIIth century according to printed sources: the Spanish annotated translation of L'Arte Vetraria, pp. 81-84

• Domínguez Rodés, Maria del Carme, Sílvia Cañellas Martínez, Materials for stained glass windows in catalonian documentation (14th and 15th centuries), pp. 85-88

• Maria Schultz Loup, Salvador Villagrasa, Celso Figueiredo Gomes, The manufacture of glass pot furnaces in Marinha Grande (Portugal) during the last decades of the 19th century, pp. 89-92

• Carmen Belmonte, Carlo Stefano Salerno, Mosaic glass made in Rome between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: Rome glassmakers for the Fabrica di San Pietro, pp. 93-96

• José Luís Jiménez, Enrique Ruiz, Josep M. Burriel, A Late Roman industrial complex with glass furnaces in the northern area of Valencia, pp. 97-100

• Hilde Wouters, Harry van Royen, Karin Nys, Archaeological window glass from Cistercian Abbeys: Developing a new method from a selection of relevant excavations throughout Europe, pp. 101-106

• Aldo Renato Daniele Accardi, Architectures "on ruins" and ambiguous transparency: The glass in preservation and communication of archaeology, pp. 107-112

• Salvatore La Delfa, Veronica Formisano, Enrico Ciliberto, Laboratory production of Egyptian faiences and their characterization, pp. 113-116

• Salvatore La Delfa, Enrico Ciliberto, Lucia Pirri, Behaviour of copper and lead as chromophore elements in sodium silicate glasses, pp. 117-122

• Trinitat Pradell, Judit Molera, Andrew D. Smith, Aurelio Climent-Font, Michael S. Tite, Technology of Islamic lustre, pp. 123-128

• Abel Puche-Roig, Vicent Primo Martín, Sonia Murcia-Mascarós, Rafael Ibáñez Puchades, Float glass colouring by ion exchange, pp. 129-133

• Andreia Ruivo, Cristina Gomes, Augusta Lima, Maria Luísa Botelho, Rita Melo, Ana Belchior, António Pires de Matos, Gold nanoparticles in ancient and contemporary ruby glass, pp. 134-137

• Teresa Almeida, Andreia Ruivo, António Pires de Matos, Rosa Maria de Oliveira, Aquino Antunes, Luminescent glasses in art, pp. 138-142

• Matteo Monti, Barbara Dal Bianco, Renzo Bertoncello, Stefano Voltolina, New protective coatings for ancient glass: Silica thin-films from perhydropolysilazane, pp. 143-145

O restauro dos mosaicos da basílica de Santa Sofia, em Istambul

O livro

Natalia B. Teteriatnikov, Mosaics of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul: The Fossati Restoration and the Work of the Byzantine Institute, Washington, Dumbarton Oaks, 1998

Está livremente disponível aqui.

Índice:

• Introduction 1
• The Fossati Restoration 3
• The Byzantine Institute: Revealing the Past 26
• Background 26
• Conservation 29
• Cleaning the Mosaics 39
• Mosaic Techniques 44
• Preservation through Imaging 59
• Conclusion 63

Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. 9, n.º 4, 2008

Acabou de ser publicado o volume 9, n.º 4, de 2008, do Journal of Cultural Heritage.

Os artigos estão disponíveis aqui [acesso condicionado].

Índice:

• S. Castellaro, S. Imposa, F. Barone, F. Chiavetta, S. Gresta, F. Mulargia, Georadar and passive seismic survey in the Roman Amphitheatre of Catania (Sicily), pp. 357-366

• Irit Amit-Cohen, Silicatescape - preserving building materials in the old urban center landscape: The case of the silicate brick and urban planning in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, pp. 367-375

• Luca Bertolini, Maddalena Carsana, Elena Redaelli, Conservation of historical reinforced concrete structures damaged by carbonation induced corrosion by means of electrochemical realkalisation, pp. 376-385

• Emiliano Carretti, Luigi Dei, Richard G. Weiss, Piero Baglioni, A new class of gels for the conservation of painted surfaces, pp. 386-393

• Claire Moreau, Véronique Vergès-Belmin, Lise Leroux, Geneviève Orial, Gilles Fronteau, Vincent Barbin, Water-repellent and biocide treatments: Assessment of the potential combinations, pp. 394-400

• Tomasz Sawoszczuk, Andrzej Baranski, Janusz Marek Lagan, Tomasz Lojewski, Katarzyna Zieba, On the use of ASTM closed vessel tests in accelerated ageing research, pp. 401-411

• Rebecca Ploeger, Dominique Scalarone, Oscar Chiantore, The characterization of commercial artists' alkyd paints, pp. 412-419

• Jean-Philippe Echard, Bertrand Lavédrine, Review on the characterisation of ancient stringed musical instruments varnishes and implementation of an analytical strategy, pp. 420-429

Archaeometry, vol. 50, n.º 6, 2008

A revista Archaeometry comemora este ano 50 anos de publicação. O número que acabou de sair, o volume 50, n.º 6, de 2008, inclui alguns artigos que comemoram o facto.

Esses artigos, bem como os outros, estão disponíveis aqui [acesso condicionado].

Índice:

• R. P. Evershed, Organic residue analysis in archaeology: The archaeological biomarker revolution, pp. 895-924

• J. A. Lee-Thorp, On isotopes and old bones, pp. 925-950

• M. F. Guerra, Archaeometry and museums: Fifty years of curiosity and wonder, pp. 951-967

• M. J. Baxter, Mathematics, statistics and archaeometry: The past 50 years or so, pp. 968-982

• R. S. Sternberg, Archaeomagnetism in Archaeometry; a semi-centennial review, pp. 983-998

• E. A. Reber, J. P. Hart, Pine resins and pottery sealing: Analysis of absorbed and visible pottery residues from central new york state, pp. 999-1017

• K. Kato, A. Miyao, J. Ito, N. Soga, M. Ogasawara, The search for the origin of bitumen excavated from archaeological sites in the northernmost island in japan by means of statistical analysis of fi-ms data, pp. 1018-1033

• J. Hall, E. Photos-Jones, Accessing past beliefs and practices: The case of lemnian earth, pp. 1034-1049

The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin online

A revista The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin está disponível livremente aqui. Neste momento está apenas disponível o n.º 1, de 2007, mas é suposto os próximos números irem sendo disponibilizados online alguns meses após a sua publicação em papel.

Cultural Heritage: Applications On Conservation-Restoration

O Centro de Física Atómica da Universidade de Lisboa (Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 2, Lisboa) organiza um workshop intitulado Cultural Heritage: Applications On Conservation-Restoration, que decorrerá a 3 de Dezembro. A entrada é livre.

Comunicações:

• Maria Luisa Vitobello, AUTHENTICO Project and the lost arts of the ancient goldsmiths

• Maria João Melo, The colour of medieval Portuguese Illumination: between beauty and meaning

• Filomena Guerra, Tracking gold forgeries with X rays

• José Carlos Frade, Identification of Oriental lacquers by Py-GC/MS

• Agnés Le Gac, Two original polychromes in a masterpiece

• Judiciary Police, The Most Wanted Works of Art in Portugal

• Paulo Fiadeiro, Spectral Imaging systems in Art paintings: an overview

• Guy Demortier, Revisiting the construction of the Kheops pyramid

• Marta Manso, Application of Spectroscopic techniques in investigations of ancient manuscripts: a survey

• Pires de Matos, A Journey Through the World of Glass in Portugal

• Salvador Siano, Study and conservation of bronze artworks: the physical approach

• Fátima Araújo, Chemical investigations of archaeological Cu-based artefacts

• A. J. Candeias, J. Mirão, In-situ XRF, synchrotron µ-XRF, µ-FTIR and optical microscopy study of paintings attributed to Josefa d’Obidos and Baltazar Gomes Figueira: comparison of father and daughter’s palette

• Rui Borges, I. Tissot, Authenticity problems in the tomb of D. Afonso of Braga Cathedral

• Filomena Macedo, Antifungal effect of different methyl and propyl paraben mixtures on the treatment of paper biodeterioration

• J. Mendes, A. J. Cruz, Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry study of the paintings attributed to Nuno Gonçalves

• A. Guilherme, J. Coroado, Study by µ-EDXRF on lead-based glazes and surface decoration in Portuguese faiences

• Sofia Pessanha, Multianalytical spectroscopic analysis of coloured maps from the XVII and XVIII century

• Leonor Loureiro, European Decorative and Printing Coated Papers 1850-1975: Their Classification for Conservation Purposes

Studies in Conservation, vol. 53, n.º 2, 2008

Acabou de ser publicado mais um número do Studies in Conservation. Trata-se do volume 53, número 2, de 2008.

Índice:

• Emmanuelle Bidaud, Erich Halwax, Emmanuel Pantos, Beate Sipek, Analyses of a green copper pigment used in a thirteenth-century wall painting, pp. 81-92

• Arthur R. Woll, Jennifer Mass, Christina Bisulca, Matt Cushman, Carol Griggs, Tomasz Wazny, Noelle Ocon, The unique history of The Armorer's Shop: an application of confocal x-ray fluorescence microscopy, pp. 93-109

• Céline Rémazeilles, Egle Conforto, A buried Roman bronze inkwell: chemical interactions with agricultural fertilizers, pp. 110-117

• Anna Schönemann, Manfried Eisbein, Achim Unger, Madeleine Dell'mour, Wolfgang Frenzel, Ernst Kenndler, Historic consolidants for wooden works of art in Saxony: an investigation by GC-MS and FTIR analysis, pp. 118-130

• Hazuko Hioki, From Japanese tradition. Is kura a model for a sustainable preservation environment?, pp. 131-135

• David A. Scott, Editing for 25 years. Some personal reflections, pp. 136-140

• Sarah Staniforth, David Saunders, In memoriam. Garry Thomson. 1925-2007, pp. 141-142

• Sharon Cather, Thomas Danzl, Monica Garcia Robles, Monica Martelli Castaldi, Ulrich Schießl, Paul Schwartzbaum, In memoriam. Heinz Leitner. 1953-2007, pp. 143-144

Biodeterioração de pinturas murais

Jeroen Heyrman, Polyphasic characterisation of the bacterial community asociated with biodeterioration of mural paintings, Tese de doutoramento, Universiteit Gent, 2002.

A tese está livremente disponível aqui.

Sobre as preparações dos suportes de pintura

Foi há pouco publicado o seguinte livro:

Joyce H. Townsend, Tiarna Doherty, Gunnar Heydenreich, Jacqueline Ridge (ed.), Preparation for Painting. The Artist's Choice and its Consequences, London, Archetype, 2008.

Índice:

• Jilleen Nadolny, European Documentary Sources Before c.1550 Relating to Painting Grounds Applied to Wooden Supports: translation and terminology, pp. 1-13

• Lynne Harrison, Robin Cormack, Caroline Cartwright, Janet Ambers, An Icon of St. George: preparation for a portrait of a saint, pp. 14-21

• Erling Skaug, Not Just Panel and Ground, pp. 22-29

• Gunnar Heydenreich, The Colour of Canvas: historical practices for bleaching artists' linen, pp. 30-41

• Jaap J. Boon, Jerre van der Horst, Remarkably Improved Spatial Resolution in Scanning Electron Microscope Images of Paint Cross-sections After Argon Ion Polishing, pp. 42-49

• Ester S.B. Ferreira, Rachel Morrison, Jaap J. Boon, Imaging Chemical Characterisation of Preparatory Layers in Fifteenth and Sixteenth-century Northern European Panel Paintings, pp. 50-58

• Elisabeth Martin, Grounds on Canvas 1600-1640 in Various European Artistic Centres, pp. 59-67

• Petria Noble, Annelies van Loon, Jaap Boon, Selective Darkening of Ground Layers Associated with the Wood Structure in Seventeenth-century Panel Paintings, pp. 68-78

• Maartje Witlox, Tiarna Doherty, Barbara Schoonhoven, Reconstructing Seventeenth-century Streaky Imprimatura Layers used on Panel Paintings, pp. 79-91

• Sara De Bernardis, Not Preparation but Impregnation: transparent paintings of the late eighteenth century painted by Giovan Battista Bagutti (1742-1823), pp. 92-99

• Inken Maria Holubec, 'The Whole World is Angelikamad': preparatory layers on canvas used by Angelika Kauffmann, pp. 100-109

• Sarah Morgan, Joyce H. Townsend, Stephen Hackney, Roy Perry, Canvas and its Preparation in Early Twentieth-century British Paintings, pp. 110-122

• Leslie Carlyle, Jaap J. Boon, Ralph Haswell, Maartje Stols-Witlox, Historically Accurate Ground Reconstructions for Oil Paint, pp. 123-131

• Leslie Carlyle, Christina Young, Suzanne Jardine, The Mechanical Response of Flour Paste Grounds, pp. 132-140

• Kathrine Segel, Mikkel Scharff, Flocked Canvases: a special fabric for pastel paintings, pp. 141-146

• Nicole Tse, Robyn Sloggett, Southeast Asian Oil Paintings: supports and preparatory layers, pp. 147-155

• Bronwyn A. Ormsby, Eric Hagan, Patricia Smithen, Thomas J. S. Learner, Comparing Current Titanium White Acrylic Emulsion Grounds and Paints: characterisation, properties and conservation, pp. 156-162

• Christina Young, Eric Hagan, Effects of Cold Temperatures on Modern Paints used for Priming Flexible Supports, pp. 163-171

• Pauline Hélou-de la Grandière, Anne-Solenn Le Hô, François Mirambet, Delaminating Paint Films at the end of 1950s: a case study on Pierre Soulages, pp. 172-179

• L. Fuster-Lopez, M F. Mecklenburg, M. Castell-Agusti, V Guerola Blay, Filling Materials for Easel Paintings: when the ground reintegration becomes a structural concern, pp. 180-186

Dyes in History and Archaeology, vol. 21, 2008

Foi há pouco publicado o volume 21 da revista Dyes in History and Archaeology. Ainda que com data de 2008, contém as comunicações apresentadas num encontro que decorreu em 2002.

Índice:

• Jan Wouters, Ina Vanden Berghe, Ghislaine Richard, René Breniaux, Dominique Cardon, Dye Analyses of Selected Textiles from Three Roman Sites in the Eastern Desert of Egypt - A Hypothesis on the Dyeing Technology in Roman and Coptic Egypt, pp. 1-16

• Regina Hofmann-de Keijzer, Maarten R. van Bommel, Dyestuff Analysis of Two Textile Fragments from Late Antiquity, pp. 17-25

• Zvi C. Koren, A New HPLC-PDA Method for the Analysis of Tyrian Purple Components, pp. 26-35

• Irving Ziderman, The Biblical Dye Tekhelet and its Use in Jewish Textiles, pp. 36-44

• Philip John, Stylianos Arghyros, Sonja Nicholson, Indigo-Reducing Bacteria from the Medieval Woad (Isatis tinctoria L.) Vat: Some Aspects of their Interaction with Indigo, pp. 45-50

• Anthony Pinto, Woad Production in Catalonia and Roussillon at the End of the Middle Ages, pp. 51-58

• Cheryl Porter, The Identification of Purple in Manuscripts, pp. 59-64

• Maria João Melo, Missal Blue: Anthocyanins in Nature and Art, pp. 65-74

• Arie Wallert, Maarten R. van Bommel, Sanguis draconis, Dragonsblood: The Use and Analysis of a Manuscript Illuminators' Colorant, pp. 75-88

• Jo Kirby, Some Aspects of Medieval and Renaissance Lake Pigment Technology, pp. 89-108

• Anita Quye, Monitoring of Damage to Historic Tapestries (MODHT): A Newly Initiated EU project, pp. 109-118

• Yoshiko Sasaki, Masanori Sato, Mari Omura, Ken Sasaki, Dye Analysis of Braids used for Japanese Armour dating from the 14th to the 16th Centuries, pp. 119-126

• Jennifer Giaccai, Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Differentiation of Insect Dyes on East Asian Paintings, pp. 127-133

• Salts Valery Golikov, Zoë Zharikova, A Study of Model Carmine Lakes on the Basis of Cochineal, Collagen and Mordant, pp. 134-147

• Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewozna, Natural Dyes used in Polish Workshops in the 17th-18th Centuries, pp. 148-153

• Marie Marquet, Archaeology and Dyeing Traditions in West Africa, pp. 154-166

• Christopher J. Cooksey, Alan T. Dronsfield, Jo Kirby, Chinese Green: Experimental Investigations, pp. 167-179

• Brian H. Davies, Logwood under the Microscope, pp. 180-188

• Christopher J. Cooksey, Alan T. Dronsfield, Edward Schunck - Forgotten Dyestuffs Chemist?, pp. 189-207

• Jana Sanyova, Spectroscopic Studies (FTIR, SIMS, ES-MS) on the Structure of Anthraquinone-Aluminium Complexes, pp. 208-213

• François Delamare, Bernard Monasse, Computation of a Visible Light Absorption Spectrum, a Semi-Empirical Quantum Mechanical Approach: Application to the Colour Determination of Alizarin Complexes whether in Solution or Chemisorbed onto Cellulose, pp. 214-223

• Rangi Te Kanawa, Gerald J. Smith, Glenn A. Fenton, Ian J. Miller, Cara L. Dunford, Evaluation of Consolidants for Black Iron Tannate-Dyed Maori Textiles, pp. 224-229

• Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewozna, Witold Przewozny, In the Circle of Colour - Natural Dyeing of Flax, Silk and Wool, pp. 230-232

e_Conservation, n.º 7, 2008

Acabou de ser publicado mais um número da revista e_Conservation, o número 7, de 2008.

A revista, com 4 artigos e as habituais secções de notícias e recensões, está livremente disponível aqui.

Índice dos artigos:

• Carolina Barata, António João Cruz, Marta Ferro, The Visible Image Is Not Always Correct. The differentiation of layers by optical microscopy in samples' cross sections, pp. 21-25

• Ioan Istudor, The Church of Voronet Monastery. Technical Considerations of the Mural Paintings, pp. 26-40

• Boris Zilbergleyt, Forecast of Chemical Aging and Related Color Changes in Paintings, pp. 41-48

• Anca Nicolaescu, André Alexander, Red Maitreya Temple - Leh, Ladakh. Mural Conservation Project (Part 2), pp. 50-72

A câmara obscura e a arte

O livro

Wolfgang Lefèvre (ed.), Inside the Camera Obscura – Optics and Art under the Spell of the Projected Image, Berlin, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, 2007.

está livremente disponível aqui.

Índice:

• Wolfgang Lefèvre, The Optical Camera Obscura. A Short Exposition, p. 5

• Norma Wenczel, The Optical Camera Obscura. Images and Texts, p. 13

• Michael John Gorman, Projecting Nature in Early-Modern Europe, p. 31

• Abdelhamid I. Sabra, Alhazen's Optics in Europe: Some Notes on What It Said and What It Did Not Say, p. 53

• Sven Dupré, Playing with Images in a Dark Room Kepler's Ludi inside the Camera Obscura, p. 59

• Alan E. Shapiro, Images: Real and Virtual, Projected and Perceived, from Kepler to Dechales, p. 75

• Isabelle Pantin, "Res Aspectabilis Cujus Forma Luminis Beneficio per Foramen Transparet" - Simulachrum, Species, Forma, Imago: What was Transported by Light through the Pinhole?, p. 95

• Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis, Clair & Distinct. Seventeenth-Century Conceptualizations of the Quality of Images, p. 105

• Giuseppe Molesini, The Optical Quality of Seventeenth-Century Lenses, p. 117

• Tiemen Cocquyt, The Camera Obscura and the Availibility of Seventeenth Century Optics - Some Notes and an Account of a Test, p. 129

• Klaus Staubermann, Comments on 17th-Century Lenses and Projection, p. 141

• Carsten Wirth, The Camera Obscura as a Model of a New Concept of Mimesis in Seventeenth-Century Painting, p. 149

• Karin Groen, Painting Technique in the Seventeenth Century in Holland and the Possible Use of the Camera Obscura by Vermeer, p. 195

• Claudia Laurenze-Landsberg, Neutron-Autoradiography of two Paintings by Jan Vermeer in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, p. 211

• Philip Steadman, Gerrit Dou and the Concave Mirror, p. 227

• Martin Kemp, Imitation, Optics and Photography. Some Gross Hypotheses, p. 243

Um universo de pedra

Foi há pouco publicado o livro seguinte:

Philip Ball, Universe of Stone. A biography of Chartres Cathedral, New York, Harper Collins, 2008.

Apresentação:

Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans begin to build churches in a new style, at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?

Universe of Stone shows that the Gothic cathedrals encode a far-reaching shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world. For the first time, they began to believe in an orderly, rational world that could be investigated and understood. This change marked the beginning of Western science and also the start of a long and, indeed, unfinished struggle to reconcile faith and reason.

By embedding the cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres. Beautifully illustrated and written, filled with astonishing insight, Universe of Stone argues that Chartres is a sublime expression of the originality and vitality of a true "first renaissance," one that occurred long before the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Francis Bacon.

Índice:

• Introduction, 10
• The Isle Rises: Chartres in the Kingdom of France, 17
• A Change of Style: The Invention of Gothic, 32
• Heaven on Earth: What is a Cathedral?, 61
• Seek Not to Know High Things: Faith and Reason in the Middle Ages, 78
• Building by Numbers: Science and Geometry at the School of Chartres, 109
• Masters of Works: The Men Who Planned the Cathedrals, 145
• Hammer and Stone: Medieval Masons, 179
• Underneath the Arches: House of Forces, 218
• Holy Radiance: The Metaphysics of Light, 258
• Hard Labour: How the Cathedral Rose, 281
• A New Beginning: The First Renaissance, 306

O livro pode ser livremente consultado aqui.

 

A Arte Efémera e a Conservação

Nos dias 6 e 7 de Novembro realiza-se no Museu do Oriente, Lisboa, um encontro sobre A Arte Efémera e a Conservação. O paradigma da arte contemporânea e dos bens etnográficos. A organização é da Fundação Oriente, do Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação, do Museu Colecção Berardo e da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Na arte contemporânea a esperança de vida da obra de arte encurta-se radicalmente a partir do início do século XX, com a utilização de materiais de todos os tipos. Os artistas são seduzidos pelas suas capacidades expressivas e potencialidades comunicativas e já não pela sua garantia de durabilidade. Os bens etnográficos, com funções rituais ou simbólicas, colocam o problema desde o início das primeiras colecções. Contudo, em ambos os casos, a fragilidade das obras ou mesmo a sua pretendida efemeridade conflituam com a actual vontade de tudo preservar, característica dos tempos que vivemos. Os problemas práticos e éticos que daí resultam para o museólogo, o conservador-restaurador ou o historiador de arte constituem um enorme manancial de reflexão.

Neste encontro procuraremos reflectir e debater sobre os valores que dificilmente se equilibram na tarefa da preservação, de que são exemplo os valores materiais versus valores conceptuais, rituais ou estéticos. As questões da originalidade e autenticidade em relação com o valor histórico, cultural, a intenção do criador, a intangibilidade, a função social, entre outros. Haverá também espaço para pensar sobre processos alternativos de conservação e o perfil dos profissionais empenhados numa salvaguarda que ultrapassa o domínio da materialidade, que inclui novos meios, implica criatividade e especial atenção não apenas aos objectos, mas também às comunidades e contextos envolvidos.  

O programa e a ficha de inscrição estão aqui.

O restauro do templo romano de Évora

O seguinte artigo está livremente disponível aqui.

António Carlos Silva, "A 'restauração' do templo romano de Évora", A Cidade de Évora, 1, 1994-1995, pp. 63-71.

Resumo:

Este artigo é dedicado ao Templo Romano de Évora, mais precisamente ao seu "restauro" em meados do séc. XIX. O "restauro", incentivado pela intelectualidade eborense, foi informado pelas políticas patrimoniais vigentes na época, que preconizavam a remoção de todos os acrescentos à obra original, e levado acabo por Cinatti.

O autor faz ainda uma pequena resenha histórica acerca da "evolução arquitectónica" e utilização do templo.

Argamassas de revestimento para alvenarias antigas

A seguinte tese está integralmente disponível aqui.

Maria Paulina Santos Forte Faria Rodrigues, Argamassas de revestimento para alvenarias antigas. Contribuição para o estudo da influência dos ligantes, Tese de doutoramento, Lisboa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2004.

Resumo:

O presente trabalho decorre da importância crescente que o conhecimento das argamassas para edifícios antigos tem vindo a assumir. Pretende-se com ele contribuir para o estudo da influência dos ligantes no comportamento das argamassas, em particular no caso da cal aérea e de componentes pozolânicos que com ela possam reagir directamente.

As funções exigidas às argamassas para aplicação em edifícios antigos dependem de várias condicionantes e implicam que estas possuam um conjunto de características nem sempre fáceis de atingir ou compatibilizar. Fundamentalmente estas argamassas têm de proporcionar uma eficiente protecção aos suportes em que são aplicadas, evitando o desenvolvimento de mecanismos que conduzam à sua degradação. Para tal devem registar uma boa compatibilidade mecânica, física e química com os referidos suportes. Simultaneamente, e dentro do possível, devem apresentar características que permitam prevenir a sua própria degradação, incrementando a sua durabilidade face a acções específicas inerentes a edifícios antigos, como seja o ataque por sais solúveis.

A tese foi dividida em duas partes organizadas em oito capítulos. Na primeira parte apresenta-se uma análise bibliográfica genérica sobre argamassas para edifícios antigos, enquanto na segunda parte é registado todo o desenvolvimento experimental desenvolvido.

Para além de serem descritos os procedimentos experimentais utilizados, são comparadas argamassas diversificadas (situadas entre as de cal aérea e as de cimento, bem como argamassas pré-doseadas), argamassas produzidas a partir de diferentes preparações e tipos de cais aéreas e ainda caracterizadas múltiplas argamassas de cal aérea com diferentes componentes pozolânicos, distintas proporções entre a cal e esses componentes e sujeitas a dois tipos de condições de cura.

Apresentam-se ainda uma análise crítica, as conclusões do estudo e propostas para desenvolvimentos futuros do trabalho de investigação realizado.

Desenvolvimento de uma base de dados espectral e colorimétrica para os materiais de pintura utilizados pelos artistas

A seguinte tese está integralmente disponível aqui:

Yoshio Okumura, Developing a Spectral and Colorimetric Database of Artist Paint Materials, Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005.

Introdução:

As the project of the author’s Master’s thesis, the development of a spectral and colorimetric database of artist paint materials for acrylic paints was started. The goal of this research project was to:

- provide the academic resource of colorant spectral characteristics

- give scientific explanations on various paint-particular phenomena (paint mixing, gloss effects and color gamut expansion by varnishing)

 These tasks were planned to satisfy possible interests on paint research from not only conservators in museums but also color educators in schools and color reproduction engineers in imaging companies.

First of all, the coverage of this research was narrowed down to matte acrylic paints that are made from traditional organic and synthetic pigments. That is, the paints of relatively brand-new colorants, fluorescent, metallic, and pearlescent pigments, were not considered herein.

The first mission of the database development was to build up the optical properties of artist paint colors based on spectrophotomeric measurement. The contents of the artist paint database were represented by spectral light characteristics, reflectance, absorption, and scattering, so as to simulate specific paint mixtures with the dataset. Since it is derived by a different concept from some encyclopaedic databases that have been introduced to show basic physical and optical parameters such as pigments’ refractive indices and light reflectivities for pigment-binder combinations, our colorant database will be useful for color science researchers as an academic resource.

The advantage of holding the spectral dataset in our database can help spectral im aging researchers in a couple of ways. According to the recent study on the spectral imaging camera system by Mohammadi and Berns, for example, it clarified that appropriate spectral-reflectance curves of a calibration target should be chosen rather than increasing the number of target paints for spectrally accurate calibration. For such a case, a colorant formulation using the spectral dataset will lead to determining the optimal recipes of acrylic paints providing appropriate reflectance curves to the development of a calibration paint target. Another possible usage of the spectral dataset is for pigment identification, the spectral matching technique of which is to find the recipes of paint mixtures, used in art, from a large amount of colorant spectral information.

The second mission was to simulate paint mixtures with mathematical calculations and verify the accuracy of the simulation performance. The simulation approach, based on the Kubelka-Munk theory, can be considered to have larger possible choices of paints and give better simulation results than gained by a traditional approach based on a look-up table method that characterizes a paint gradient in the L*a*b* coordinates. The spectral-based technique of paint mixing simulation is expected to reveal the contradiction of advocated paint-mixing theory, “yellow, red, and blue can make any colors because these colors are the primaries of the paint system”, to color educators because it is actually not. With regard to paint mixing theory, a professional artist, Michael Wilcox, experientially showed the contradiction by making a large amount of paint mixing palettes.

The third mission was to render paint color gamuts with selected primary paint mixtures and multiple paint mixtures based on the spectral database. Rendering a paint color gamut is an orthodox approach to visualize the possible color coverage of certain paint mixtures. In terms of color reproduction, additionally, it is interesting to compare color gamut volumes in the L*a*b* space among various coloration systems including the paint system. A general target for calibrating cameras such as the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker is expected to cover a wide gamut far beyond a paint system. Quantifying the color gamut volumes of the systems would be helpful not only estimate color reproduction accuracy but also to develop a paint-color rendering chart for spectral imaging camera.

The last mission was to formulate the gloss effects by varnishing. In conservation works in museums, applying, retouching, and removing a varnish coat are carried out with verifying the apperance of re-painted colors over or without a varnish coat by operators. In order to reproduce the original paint colors, it is necessary for conservators to understand how a new varnish coat makes paint colors changed and visually wet in advance. A scientific explanation on the mechanism of gloss by varnishing will guide conservators to take an appropriate step of choosing a varnish substance as well as an application method to produce their expected surface finishings.

Mapas de pigmentos usados numa pintura

A seguinte tese está integralmente disponível aqui:

Yonghui Zhao, Image Segmentation and Pigment Mapping of Cultural Heritage Based on Spectral Imaging, Tese de doutoramento, Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2008.

Resumo:

The goal of the work reported in this dissertation is to develop methods for image segmentation and pigment mapping of paintings based on spectral imaging. To reach this goal it is necessary to achieve sufficient spectral and colorimetric accuracies of both the spectral imaging system and pigment mapping. The output is a series of spatial distributions of pigments (or pigment maps) composing a painting. With these pigment maps, the change of the color appearance of the painting can be simulated when the optical properties of one or more pigments are altered. These pigment maps will also be beneficial for enriching the historical knowledge of the painting and aiding conservators in determining the best course for retouching damaged areas of the painting when metamerism is a factor.

First, a new spectral reconstruction algorithm was developed based on Wyszecki’s hypothesis and the matrix R theory developed by Cohen and Kappauf. The method achieved both high spectral and colorimetric accuracies for a certain combination of illuminant and observer. The method was successfully tested with a practical spectral imaging system that included a traditional color-filter-array camera coupled with two optimized filters, developed in the Munsell Color Science Laboratory. The spectral imaging system was used to image test paintings, and the method was used to retrieve spectral reflectance factors for these paintings.

Next, pigment mapping methods were brought forth, and these methods were based on Kubelka-Munk (K-M) turbid media theory that can predict spectral reflectance factor for a specimen from the optical properties of the specimen’s constituent pigments. The K-M theory has achieved practical success for opaque materials by reduction in mathematical complexity and elimination of controlling thickness. The use of the general K-M theory for the translucent samples was extensively studied, including determination of optical properties of pigments as functions of film thickness, and prediction of spectral reflectance factor of a specimen by selecting the right pigment combination. After that, an investigation was carried out to evaluate the impact of opacity and layer configuration of a specimen on pigment mapping. The conclusions were drawn from the comparisons of prediction accuracies of pigment mapping between opaque and translucent assumption, and between single and bi-layer assumptions.

Finally, spectral imaging and pigment mapping were applied to three paintings. Large images were first partitioned into several small images, and each small image was segmented into different clusters based on either an unsupervised or supervised classification method. For each cluster, pigment mapping was done pixel-wise with a limited number of pigments, or with a limited number of pixels and then extended to other pixels based on a similarity calculation. For the masterpiece The Starry Night, these pigment maps can provide historical knowledge about the painting, aid conservators for inpainting damaged areas, and digitally rejuvenate the original color appearance of the painting (e.g. when the lead white was not noticeably darkened).

Adsorventes para a remoção de ácido acético de expositores de museus

António João Cruz, João Pires, Ana P. Carvalho, Manuela Brotas de Carvalho, "Comparison of adsorbent materials for acetic acid removal in showcases", Journal of Cultural Heritage, 9(3), 2008, pp. 244-252.

The effect of selected adsorbents in the preservation of objects of cultural value was studied. For this, two adsorbents that, in previous studies, revealed to be effective in the adsorption of acetic (ethanoic) acid vapors (activated carbon RB4 and NaX zeolite), were used in tests where lead sensors were exposed to the vapors of an acetic acid aqueous solution (corresponding to a concentration of acetic acid in atmosphere of about 160 mg m^-3). The protection provided by the adsorbents was measured through the comparison of the increase of the sensor mass in the presence and in the absence of the adsorbents. The RB4 activated carbon has shown to be the most advantageous adsorbent. With amounts corresponding to 3.3 kg per m³ of the volume showcase, it originated a decrease of the lead alteration of 50-70% for some months. It was verified that it is possible to recycle the RB4 with good yield by heating it at 120 °C during 24 h. It was not detected any decrease of efficacy after one cycle of use. The extension of the regeneration suggests that it will be possible to reuse the material several times.

Disponível na íntegra aqui (acesso condicionado).

Journal of Cultural Heritage, volume 9, n.º 3, 2008

Acabou de ser publicado o 3.º número de 2008 do Journal of Cultural Heritage. Está disponível aqui (acesso condicionado).

Índice:

• Paolo Castellini, Vladimir Abaskin, Elena Achimova, Portable electronic speckle interferometry device for the damages measurements in veneered wood artworks, pp. 225-233

• Florence Rollet, Sandrine Morlat-Thérias, Jean-Luc Gardette, Jean-Marc Fontaine, Jacques Perdereau, Jean-Dominique Polack, Identification of parameters involved in the photochemically induced degradation of CD-R phthalocyanine dye, pp. 234-243

• António João Cruz, João Pires, Ana P. Carvalho, Manuela Brotas de Carvalho, Comparison of adsorbent materials for acetic acid removal in showcases, pp. 244-252

• Lucia D'Arienzo, Paola Scarfato, Loredana Incarnato, New polymeric nanocomposites for improving the protective and consolidating efficiency of tuff stone, pp. 253-260

• Paola Ricciardi, Luca Nodari, Sabrina Gualtieri, Daniela De Simone, Bruno Fabbri, Umberto Russo, Firing techniques of black slipped pottery from Nepal (12th-3rd century B.C.): The role of Mössbauer spectroscopy, pp. 261-268

• M. F. Vaz, J. Pires, A. P. Carvalho, Effect of the impregnation treatment with Paraloid B-72 on the properties of old Portuguese ceramic tiles, pp. 269-276

• Barbara Cattaneo, David Chelazzi, Rodorico Giorgi, Tiziana Serena, Curzio Merlo, Piero Baglioni, Physico-chemical characterization and conservation issues of photographs dated between 1890 and 1910, pp. 277-284

• Morten Ryhl-Svendsen, Corrosivity measurements of indoor museum environments using lead coupons as dosimeters, pp. 285-293

• Valeria Daniele, Giuliana Taglieri, Raimondo Quaresima, The nanolimes in Cultural Heritage conservation: Characterisation and analysis of the carbonatation process, pp. 294-301

• Fabrizio Terenzio Gizzi, Identifying geological and geotechnical influences that threaten historical sites: A method to evaluate the usefulness of data already available, pp. 302-310

• Ulrico Sanna, Cirillo Atzeni, Nannina Spanu, A fuzzy number ranking in project selection for cultural heritage sites, pp. 311-316

• Arsalane Zarghili, Jamal Kharroubi, Rachid Benslimane, Arabo-Moresque decor images retrieval system based on spatial relationships indexing, pp. 317-325

• Tran Huu Tuan, Stale Navrud, Capturing the benefits of preserving cultural heritage, pp. 326-337

• Paulina Faria, Fernando Henriques, Vasco Rato, Comparative evaluation of lime mortars for architectural conservation, pp. 338-346

• Vincent Mazel, Pascale Richardin, Delphine Debois, David Touboul, Marine Cotte, Alain Brunelle, Philippe Walter, Olivier Laprévote, The patinas of the Dogon-Tellem statuary: A new vision through physico-chemical analyses, pp. 347-353

Ciências experimentais e conservação do património histórico

Foi há pouco publicado o seguinte livro:

Marián del Egido, Tomás Calderón (ed.), La Ciencia y el Arte. Ciencias experimentales y conservación del patrimonio histórico, Madrid, Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico Español, 2008.

Índice:

• Marian del Egido, Reflexiones sobre las ciencias aplicadas y la conservación del Patrimonio, p. 13

• Araceli Gabaldón, Tomas Antelo, Carmen Vega, Miriam Bueso, Un espacio para lo invisible, p. 25

• Tomás Calderón, A. Milldn, E. Benéitez, Datación, p. 38

• Helena Calvo del Castillo, Ionoluminiscencia: Aplicaciones en bienes culturales (Gemas y minerales), p. 58

• David Juanes, Carmen Martín de Hijas, Auxiliador Gómez Moran, Aplicaciones de la Microscopía óptica y electrónica de barrido, p. 68

• Margarita San Andrés, Isabel Báez Aglio, Juan Luis Baldonedo, La Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión para el análisis de bienes culturales, p. 81

• J. Romero, José García Solé, El láser para restauración de obras de arte, p. 96

• Fernando Agulló Rueda, Espectroscopia Raman, p. 117

• Carlos Siéiro, Espectroscopia de Resonancia Paramagnética Electrónica, p. 125

• José V. Navarro Gascón, Aplicaciones de la difracción de rayos X al estudio de los Bienes Culturales, p. 134

• Clodoaldo Roldán García, David Juanes Barber, Fluorescencia de Rayos X mediante equipo portátil aplicada al estudio y conservación del patrimonio cultural, p. 140

• Jose Luis Ruvalcaba, Las Técnicas de Origen Nuclear: PIXE y RBS, p. 151

• Maria Antonia García, Técnicas cromatográficas aplicadas al estudio de Bienes Muebles, p. 173

• Juan M. González, Cesáreo Saiz-Jimenez, Diversidad microbiana y biodeterioro en la conservación del Patrimonio, p. 183

• Nieves Valentín, Biodeterioro de los bienes culturales. Materiales orgánicos, p. 190

• Pilar Borrego, Ángeki Arteaga, Carmen Martín Hijas, Tejidos y su caracterización, p. 198

• Mª Victoria López-Acevedo Cornejo, Identificación de gemas, p. 206

• Tomás Calderón, La escritura como elemento artístico de interés científico, p. 212

• Raquel Vigil de la Villa Mencía, Rosario García Giménez, Cerámica y su caracterización, p. 223

• Fernando Cortes Pizano, Las vidrieras y su caracterización, p. 234

• Marisa Gómez, Seguimiento científico en la restauración, p. 259

Archaeometry, vol. 50, n.º 5, 2008

Está em distribuição o n.º 5 do volume 50 da revista Archaeometry. Os artigos estão disponíveis aqui (acesso reservado).

Índice:

• Kaoru Yonekura, Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Atsushi Hotta, Tetsuya Suzuki, A Novel Approach to Studies of Prehistoric Exploitation of Stone Tool Materials Using Material Composition, Surface Morphology, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, pp. 727-746

• D. Attanasio, M. Brilli, M. Bruno, The Properties and Identification of Marble From Proconnesos (Marmara Island, Turkey): A New Database Including Isotopic, Epr and Petrographic Data, pp. 747-774

• N. Brianese, U. Casellato, F. Fenzi, M. Mendera, B. Messiga, L. Nodari, M. P. Riccardi, P. A. Vigato, Incised Slipware Production at Castelfiorentino (Florence): The 'Via Bertini' Site (15th-17th Centuries), pp. 775-796

• L. Dussubieux, C. M. Kusimba, V. Gogte, S. B. Kusimba, B. Gratuze, R. Oka, The Trading of Ancient Glass Beads: New Analytical Data From South Asian and East African Soda-alumina Glass Beads, pp. 797-821

• E. Basso, B. Messiga, M. P. Riccardi, Stones From Medieval Glassmaking: A Suitable Waste Product for Reconstructing an Early Stage of the Melting Process in the Mt Lecco Glass Factory, pp. 822-834

• Deraisme, J.-N. Barrandon, Unofficial Coinage in the Third Century  Ad in the Gallo-Roman World: Chemical and Physical Analyses for Determining the Localization of the Workshop, pp. 835-854

• Capretti, N. Macchioni, B. Pizzo, G. Galotta, G. Giachi, D. Giampaola, The Characterization of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood: The Three Roman Ships Found in Naples (Italy), pp. 855-876

• Carlos Gutierrez Blanco, M. Dolores González Azpíroz, Adolfo Fernández Valdés, Relationship Between the Working Quality of Asturian Jets (Spain) and Their Structure Using Parameters Defined By ¹H-Nmr, pp. 877-886

• K. M. Towe, R. J. H. Clark, K. A. Seaver, Analysing the Vinland Map: A Critical Review of a Critical Review, pp. 887-893

• G. Harbottle, Reply to Comments of Towe et al. On 'The Vinland Map: A Critical Review of Archaeometric Research on Its Authenticity', p. 894-894

National Gallery Technical Bulletin, n.º 29, 2008

Está em distribuição o volume 29 do National Gallery Technical Bulletin, de 2008.

Índice:

• Elisabeth Reissner, Ways of Making: Practice and Innovation in Cézanne's Paintings in The National Gallery

• Mark Leonard, Ashok Roy, Scott Schaefer, Two Versions of The Fountain of Love by Jean-Honoré Fragonard: A Comparative Study

• Larry Keith, Annibale Carracci's Montalto Madonna

• Jill Dunkerton, The Technique and Restoration of The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Four Angels by Quinten Massys

• Rachel Billinge, Dillian Gordon, The Use of Gilded Tin in Giotto's Pentecost

Characterization of Paintings

Parte do n.º 1-2 do vol. 392 da revista Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, de 2008, é dedicado à publicação de artigos que foram apresentados no encontro Characterization of organic materials (binding media, varnishes, pigments) in paint cross sections, que decorreu em Bolonha em 2007 sob os auspícios do Eu-ARTECH.

Os artigos estão disponíveis aqui (acesso condicionado).

Índice:

• Rocco Mazzeo, Aldo Roda, The characterization of paintings: some key research issues, pp. 27-28

• Luisa Dolci, Giorgia Sciutto, Massimo Guardigli, Manuela Rizzoli, Silvia Prati, Rocco Mazzeo, Aldo Roda, Ultrasensitive chemiluminescent immunochemical identification and localization of protein components in painting cross-sections by microscope low-light imaging, pp. 29-35

• Marika Spring, Camilla Ricci, David Peggie, Sergei Kazarian, ATR-FTIR imaging for the analysis of organic materials in paint cross sections: case studies on paint samples from the National Gallery, London, pp. 37-45

• Adriana Rizzo, Progress in the application of ATR-FTIR microscopy to the study of multi-layered cross-sections from works of art, pp. 47-55

• M. Vagnini, L. Pitzurra, L. Cartechini, C. Miliani, B. Brunetti, A. Sgamellotti, Identification of proteins in painting cross-sections by immunofluorescence microscopy, pp. 57-64

• R. Mazzeo, S. Prati, M. Quaranta, E. Joseph, E. Kendix, M. Galeotti, Attenuated total reflection micro FTIR characterisation of pigment–binder interaction in reconstructed paint films, pp. 65-76

• Charlotte Martin de Fonjaudran, Austin Nevin, Francesca Piqué, Sharon Cather, Stratigraphic analysis of organic materials in wall painting samples using micro-FTIR attenuated total reflectance and a novel sample preparation technique, pp. 77-86

• Hernanz, I. Bratu, O. Marutoiu, C. Marutoiu, J. Gavira-Vallejo, H. Edwards, Micro-Raman spectroscopic investigation of external wall paintings from St. Dumitru’s Church, Suceava, Romania, pp. 263-268

Analytical Microtechniques in Archaeometry

A revista Microchimica Acta dedicou um número às microtécnicas analíticas em arqueologia. Trata-se do número 3-4 do volume 162, de 2008.

Os artigos estão disponíveis aqui (acesso condicionado).

Índice:

• Marek Trojanowicz, Analytical microtechniques in archaeometry, pp. 287-288

• Izabella Surowiec, Application of high-performance separation techniques in archaeometry, pp. 289-302

• Emma Richardson, Graham Martin, Paul Wyeth, Xiaomei Zhang, State of the art: non-invasive interrogation of textiles in museum collections, pp. 303-312

• Kristina Virro, Enn Mellikov, Olga Volobujeva, Väino Sammelselg, Jelena Asari, Lilli Paama, Jaana Jürgens, Ivo Leito, Estimation of uncertainty in electron probe microanalysis: iron determination in manuscripts, a case study, pp. 313-323

• Meral Budak, Pagona Maravelaki-Kalaitzaki, Nikolaos Kallithrakas-Kontos, Chemical characterization of Cretan clays for the design of restoration mortars, pp. 325-331

• Catalina Genestar, Carmen Pons, Analytical characterization of biodegraded wood from a 15th century Spanish cloister, pp. 333-339

• Miguel A. Ferrer Eres, Francisco M. Valle-Algarra, Jose V. Gimeno Adelantado, Juan Peris-Vicente, María D. Soriano Piñol, Rufino Mateo-Castro, Archaeometric study on polymetallic remains from the archaeological dig in Lixus (Larache, Morocco) by scanning electron microscopy and metallographic techniques, pp. 341-349

• Antonio Doménech-Carbó, MaríaTeresa Doménech-Carbó, Isabel Martínez-Lázaro, Electrochemical identification of bronze corrosion products in archaeological artefacts. A case study, pp. 351-359

• Jana Sanyova, Mild extraction of dyes by hydrofluoric acid in routine analysis of historical paint micro-samples, pp. 361-370

• David A. Peggie, Alison N. Hulme, Hamish McNab, Anita Quye, Towards the identification of characteristic minor components from textiles dyed with weld ( Reseda luteola L.) and those dyed with Mexican cochineal ( Dactylopius coccus Costa), pp. 371-380

• Zvi C. Koren, Archaeo-chemical analysis of Royal Purple on a Darius I stone jar, pp. 381-392

• Izabella Surowiec, Witold Nowik, Marek Trojanowicz, Post-column deprotonation and complexation in HPLC as a tool for identification and structure elucidation of compounds from natural dyes of historical importance, pp. 393-404

• Erika Ribechini, Francesca Modugno, Maria Perla Colombini, Direct exposure-(chemical ionisation)mass spectrometry for a rapid characterization of raw and archaeological diterpenoid resinous materials, pp. 405-413

• Barbara Wagner, Anna Nowak, Ewa Bulska, Jerzy Kunicki-Goldfinger, Olivier Schalm, Koen Janssens, Complementary analysis of historical glass by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, pp. 415-424

• Velichka Kontozova-Deutsch, Ricardo Henrique Moreton Godoi, Anna Worobiec, Zoya Spolnik, Agnieszka Krata, Felix Deutsch, René Van Grieken, Investigation of gaseous and particulate air pollutants at the Basilica Saint-Urbain in Troyes, related to the preservation of the medieval stained glass windows, pp. 425-432

• Ineke Joosten, Maarten R. van Bommel, Critical evaluation of micro-chemical analysis of archaeological materials. Experiences from the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, pp. 433-446

Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology

O fascículo 8 do volume 39, de 2008, da revista Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, é exclusivamente dedicado às aplicações da espectroscopia de Raman à arte e à arqueologia. Os artigos correspondem a algumas das comunicações apresentadas na 4^th International Conference on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology que decorreu em Modena, Itália, em Setembro de 2007.

Os artigos estão disponíveis aqui (acesso condicionado).

Índice:

• Pietro Baraldi, Anna Tinti, Raman spectroscopy in art and archaeology, pp. 963-965

• Howell G. M. Edwards, A. Rosalie David, Rachel H. Brody, Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy of archaeological resins, pp. 966-971

• Antonio Hernanz, José M. Gavira-Vallejo, Juan F. Ruiz-López, Howell G. M. Edwards, A comprehensive micro-Raman spectroscopic study of prehistoric rock paintings from the Sierra de las Cuerdas, Cuenca, Spain, pp. 972-984

• Howell G. M. Edwards, Dennis W. Farwell, The conservational heritage of wall paintings and buildings : an FT-Raman spectroscopic study of prehistoric, Roman, mediaeval and Renaissance lime substrates and mortars, pp. 985-992

• Austin Nevin, Iacopo Osticioli, Demetrios Anglos, Aviva Burnstock, Sharon Cather, Emilio Castellucci, The analysis of naturally and artificially aged protein-based paint media using Raman spectroscopy combined with Principal Component Analysis, pp. 993-1000

• Elsa Van Elslande, Sophie Lecomte, Anne-Solenn Le Hô, Micro-Raman spectroscopy (MRS) and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on organic colourants in archaeological pigments, pp. 1001-1006

• Valentina Palanza, Daniela Di Martino, Alberto Paleari, Giorgio Spinolo, Loredana Prosperi, Micro-Raman spectroscopy applied to the study of inclusions within sapphire, pp. 1007-1011

• M. Sachanbnski, R. Girulski, D. Bobak, B. Lydzba-Kopczynska, Prehistoric rock crystal artefacts from Lower Silesia (Poland), pp. 1012-1017

• Martínez-Arkarazo, D. C. Smith, O. Zuloaga, M. A. Olazabal, J. M. Madariaga, Evaluation of three different mobile Raman microscopes employed to study deteriorated civil building stones, pp. 1018-1029

• P. Vandenabeele, M. C. Christensen, L. Moens, Analysis of South-Asian Shaman paintings at the national museum of Denmark, pp. 1030-1034

• Armida Sodo, Domenico Artioli, Alberto Botti, Giovanna De Palma, Annamaria Giovagnoli, Maurizio Mariottini, Alessandra Paradisi, Costantino Polidoro, Maria Antonietta Ricci, The colours of Etruscan painting: a study on the Tomba dell'Orco in the necropolis of Tarquinia, pp. 1035-1041

• Sarmiento, M. Maguregui, I. Martinez-Arkarazo, M. Angulo, K. Castro, M. A. Olazábal, L. A. Fernández, M. D. Rodríguez-Laso, A. M. Mujika, J. Gómez, J. M. Madariaga, Raman spectroscopy as a tool to diagnose the impacts of combustion and greenhouse acid gases on properties of Built Heritage, pp. 1042-1049

• Renata Garcia Moreno, David Strivay, Bernard Gilbert, Maya blue-green pigments found in Calakmul, Mexico: a study by Raman and UV-visible spectroscopy, pp. 1050-1056

• Katherine Eremin, Jens Stenger, Jo-Fan Huang, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Theodore Betley, Leslie Vogt, Ivan Kassal, Scott Speakman, Narayan Khandekar, Examination of pigments on Thai manuscripts: the first identification of copper citrate, pp. 1057-1065

• Francesca Ospitali, Danilo Bersani, Gianfranco Di Lonardo, Pier Paolo Lottici, lsquoGreen earthsrsquo: vibrational and elemental characterization of glauconites, celadonites and historical pigments, pp. 1066-1073

• Marina Bicchieri, Michela Monti, Giovanna Piantanida, Armida Sodo, All that is iron-ink is not always iron-gall!, pp. 1074-1078

• Alana S. Lee, Vincent Otieno-Alego, Dudley C. Creagh, Identification of iron-gall inks with near-infrared Raman microspectroscopy, pp. 1079-1084

• Cristina Boschetti, Anna Corradi, Pietro Baraldi, Raman characterization of painted mortar in Republican Roman mosaics, pp. 1085-1090

• Cristina L. Aibéo, Stien Goffin, Olivier Schalm, Geert van der Snickt, Nathalie Laquière, Peter Eyskens, Koen Janssens, Micro-Raman analysis for the identification of pigments from 19th and 20th century paintings, pp. 1091-1098

• Cristina L. Aibéo, Stien Goffin, Olivier Schalm, Geert van der Snickt, Nathalie Laquière, Peter Eyskens, Koen Janssens, Micro-Raman analysis for the identification of pigments from 19th and 20th century paintings, pp. 1091-1098

• P. Vandenabeele, P. De Paepe, L. Moens, Study of the 19th century porcelain cards with direct Raman analysis, pp. 1099-1103

• E. Kendix, G. Moscardi, R. Mazzeo, P. Baraldi, S. Prati, E. Joseph, S. Capelli, Far infrared and Raman spectroscopy analysis of inorganic pigments, pp. 1104-1112

• Paola Ricciardi, Philippe Colomban, Véronique Milande, Non-destructive Raman characterization of Capodimonte and Buen Retiro porcelain, pp. 1113-1119

• Laure Raffaëlly-Veslin, Bernard Champagnon, François Lesage, Thermal history and manufacturing processes of Roman panes studied by Raman spectroscopy, pp. 1120-1124

The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

O Getty Conservation Institute colocou na internet mais uma das suas publicações. Desta vez é um pesado volume que corresponde às actas de um encontro realizado em 1995 dedicado à conservação estrutural de pinturas sobre de madeira:

Kathleen Dardes, Andrea Rothe (ed.), The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings, Los Angeles, The Getty Conservation Institute, 1998.

O livro, que ainda continua à venda na sua edição em papel, está disponível na íntegra aqui.

Índice:

• R. Bruce Hoadley, Chemical and Physical Properties of Wood, p. 2

• R. Bruce Hoadley, Identification of Wood in Painting Panels, p. 21

• Peter Klein, Dendrochronological Analyses of Panel Paintings, p. 39

• Robert A. Blanchette, A Guide to Wood Deterioration Caused by Microorganisms and Insects, p. 55

• Gordon Hanlon, Vinod Daniel, Modified Atmosphere Treatments of Insect Infestations, p. 69

• Donald C. Williams, A Survey of Adhesives for Wood Conservation, p. 79

• Arno P. Schniewind, Consolidation of Wooden Panels, p. 87

• Luca Uzielli, Historical Overview of Panel-Making Techniques in Central Italy, p. 110

• Zahira Véliz, Wooden Panels and Their Preparation for Painting from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century in Spain, p. 136

• Jørgen Wadum, Historical Overview of Panel-Making Techniques in the Northern Countries, p. 149

• Philip Walker, The Making of Panels. History of Relevant Woodworking Tools and Techniques, p. 178

• Andrea Rothe, Critical History of Panel Painting Restoration in Italy, p. 188

• Ulrich Schiessl, History of Structural Panel Painting Conservation in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, p. 200

• Ian McClure, History of Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings in Great Britain, p. 237

• Jacqueline Bret, Daniel Jaunard, Patrick Mandron, The Conservation-Restoration of Wooden Painting Supports. Evolution of Methods and Current Research in the Service de Restauration des Musées de France, p. 252

• Ségolène Bergeon, Gilberte Emile-Mâle, Claude Huot, Odile Baÿ, The Restoration of Wooden Painting Supports. Two Hundred Years of History in France, p. 264

• James S. Horns, Richard Buck. The Development and Use of the Balsa Backing for Panel Paintings, p. 289

• Andrea Rothe, Giovanni Marussich, Florentine Structural Stabilization Techniques, p. 306

• Ciro Castelli, The Restoration of Panel Painting Supports Some Case Histories, p. 316

• George Bisacca, Structural Considerations in the Treatment of a Nativity by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, p. 341

• Frédéric J. M. Lebas, The Cradling of a Relief of the Annunciation Attributed to Martin Schaffner, p. 359

• Jean-Albert Glatigny, Backings of Painted Panels. Reinforcement and Constraint, p. 364

• Simon Bobak, A Flexible Unattached Auxiliary Support, p. 371

• Raymond Marchant, The Development of a Flexible Attached Auxiliary Support, p. 382

• Anthony M. Reeve, Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings at the National Gallery, London, p. 403

• Al Brewer, Some Rejoining Methods for Panel Paintings, p. 418

• Ian McClure, The Framing of Wooden Panels, p. 433

• Al Brewer, Practical Aspects of the Structural Conservation of  Large Panel Paintings, p. 448

• Antoine M. Wilmering, A Renaissance Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio. Technical Aspects of the Conservation Treatment, p. 479

• Jørgen Wadum, Microclimate Boxes for Panel Paintings, p. 497

• Mervin Richard, Marion Mecklenburg, Charles S. Tumosa, Technical Considerations for the Transport of  Panel Paintings, p. 525

Novo site da revista Conservar Património

A revista Conservar Património, publicada pela ARP - Associação Profissional de Conservadores-Restauradores de Portugal, passou a ter um novo endereço na internet:

http://revista.arp.org.pt

Além de apresentar um novo aspecto gráfico, disponibiliza algumas novas funcionalidades e brevemente outras surgirão.

e_Conservation, n.º 6, 2008

Acabou de ser publicado mais um número da revista e_Conservation – o n.º 6, de 2008. Está livremente disponível para download em

http://www.e-conservationline.com/content/view/37/53/

Principais artigos:

• Christabel Blackman, Salvador Muñoz-Viñas. New Horizons for Conservation Thinking

• James Gross, Are Libraries Effectively Monitoring the Condition of their Microfilm Collections?

• Maria Avillez, Chryssa Vourvopoulou, Conservation of a Greek Icon. Technological and Methodological Aspects

• Anca Nicolaescu, André Alexander, Red Maitreya Temple - Leh, Ladakh. Mural Conservation Project (Part 1)

Art and Cultural Heritage Research

Acabou de ser publicado um número temático da revista X-Ray Spectrometry, intitulado “Art and Cultural Heritage Research”, com coordenação de Luísa Carvalho. Trata-se do volume 37, n.º 4, de 2008, e publica algumas das comunicações apresentadas no encontro TECHNART2007, que decorreu em Lisboa há cerca de um ano.

Índice:

• Maurizio Aceto, Angelo Agostino, Enrico Boccaleri, Anna Cerutti Garlanda, The Vercelli Gospels laid open: an investigation into the inks used to write the oldest Gospels in Latin, pp. 286-292

• M. Olivares, N. Etxebarria, G. Arana, K. Castro, X. Murelaga, A. Berreteaga, Multielement µ-ED-XRF analysis of vertebrate fossil bones, pp. 293-297

• Ricardo Henrique Moreton Godoi, Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak, Ana Flavia Locateli Godoi, Marianne Stranger, Rene Van Grieken, Assessment of aerosol particles within the Rubens' House Museum in Antwerp, Belgium, pp. 298-303

• F.-P. Hocquet, H.-P. Garnir, A. Marchal, M. Clar, C. Oger, D. Strivay, A remote controlled XRF system for field analysis of cultural heritage objects, pp. 304-308

• Roberto Cesareo, Antonio Brunetti, Stefano Ridolfi, Pigment layers and precious metal sheets by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence analysis, pp. 309-316

• Maria Filomena Guerra, An overview on the ancient goldsmith's skill and the circulation of gold in the past: the role of x-ray based techniques, pp. 317-327

• M. Gil, M. L. Carvalho, A. Seruya, I. Ribeiro, P. Alves, A. Guilherme, A. Cavaco, J. Mirão, A. Candeias, Pigment characterization and state of conservation of an 18th century fresco in the Convent of S. António dos Capuchos (Estremoz), pp. 328-337

• Rui Borges, Isabel Tissot, Ana Isabel Seruya, Rui J. C. Silva, Sara Fragoso, Belmira Maduro, Alexandre Pais, Gilding and silvering surface decoration techniques, and copper provenance studies of the tomb of D. Afonso of Portugal (15th century), pp. 338-345

• J. Sanjurjo Sánchez, J. R. Vidal Romaní, D. Fernández Mosquera, C. A. Alves, Study of origin and composition of coatings in a monument built with granitic rocks, by SEM, XRD, XRF and DTA-TGA, pp. 346-354

• Kriznar, M. V. Muñoz, F. de la Paz, M. A. Respaldiza, M. Vega, Pigment identification using x-ray fluorescence in a polychromated sculpture by Pedro Millán, pp. 355-359

• Kriznar, A. Ruiz-Conde, P. J. Sánchez-Soto, Microanalysis of Gothic mural paintings (15th century) in Slovenia: Investigation of the technique used by the Masters, pp. 360-369

• L. Pappalardo, G. Pappalardo, F. Amorini, M. G. Branciforti, F. P. Romano, J. de Sanoit, F. Rizzo, E. Scafiri, A. Taormina, G. Gatto Rotondo, The complementary use of PIXE-alpha and XRD non-destructive portable systems for the quantitative analysis of painted surfaces, pp. 370-375

• David Hradil, Janka Hradilová, Bezdi&ccaron, Petr ka, Silvie Scaronvarcová, Provenance study of Gothic paintings from North-East Slovakia by handheld x-ray fluorescence, microscopy and x-ray microdiffraction, pp. 376-382

• Y. De Witte, V. Cnudde, K. Pieters, B. Masschaele, M. Dierick, J. Vlassenbroeck, L. Van Hoorebeke, P. Jacobs, X-ray micro-CT applied to natural building materials and art objects, pp. 383-387

• Letizia Bonizzoni, Anna Galli, Gianluca Poldi, In situ EDXRF analyses on Renaissance plaquettes and indoor bronzes patina problems and provenance clues, pp. 388-394

• G. Cavallo, R. Zorzin, Preliminary data on the yellow ochers at the mine of Via Tirapelle in Verona (Italy), pp. 395-398

• Anna Karatzani, Study and analytical investigation of metal threads from Byzantine/Greek ecclesiastical textiles, pp. 410-417

• Gianoncelli, J. Castaing, L. Ortega, E. Dooryhée, J. Salomon, P. Walter, J.-L. Hodeau, P. Bordet, A portable instrument for in situ determination of the chemical and phase compositions of cultural heritage objects, pp. 418-423

• E. Chalmin, E. Sansot, G. Orial, F. Bousta, I. Reiche, Microanalysis and synthesis of calcite. Growth mechanisms on prehistoric paintings in the Large Cave, Arcy-sur-Cure (Yonne, France), pp. 424-434

• E. T. Delegou, N. P. Avdelidis, E. Karaviti, A. Moropoulou, NDT&E techniques and SEM-EDS for the assessment of cleaning interventions on Pentelic marble surfaces, pp. 435-443

• Guilherme, A. Cavaco, S. Pessanha, M. Costa, M. L. Carvalho, Comparison of portable and stationary x-ray fluorescence spectrometers in the study of ancient metallic artefacts, pp. 444-449

• K. Uhlir, M. Griesser, G. Buzanich, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, D. Wegrzynek, A. Markowicz, E. Chinea-Cano, Applications of a new portable (micro) XRF instrument having low-Z elements determination capability in the field of works of art, pp. 450-457

• J. P. Veiga, M. O. Figueiredo, A XANES study on the structural role of zinc in ancient tile glazes of Portuguese origin, pp. 458-461

• Beckhoff, M. Kolbe, O. Hahn, A. G. Karydas, Ch. Zarkadas, D. Sokaras, M. Mantler, Reference-free x-ray fluorescence analysis of an ancient Chinese ceramic, pp. 462-465

• L. Pappalardo, M. Bicchieri, M. Nardone, G. Pappalardo, F. P. Romano, P. A. Russo, A. Sodo, The LNS portable PIXE-alpha system for the examination of gold preparations in the Salerno 492 code miniatures, pp. 466-469

Os artigos estão disponíveis aqui (acesso condicionado).

Conservação e Restauro no Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

Estão a decorrer as candidaturas para os cursos de 1.º e 2.º ciclo de Conservação e Restauro do Instituto Politécnico de Tomar.

Mais informações:

• Licenciatura em Conservação e Restauro:
  http://www.estt.ipt.pt/default.asp?s=6&t=1&n=17

• Mestrado em Conservação e Restauro:
  http://portal.ipt.pt/portal/portal/mestradoConserRest

Technè, n.º 26, 2007

Foi há pouco publicado o 2.º número de 2007 da revista Technè. É dedicado a “La couleur des peintres”.

Índice:

• Christiane Naffah, Encore la couleur? Éditorial, p. 2

• Michel Blay, Michel Menu, La couleur des peintres. Introduction, p. 5

• Romain Thomas, Couleur, lumière, matière: une contribution à l'étude de la couleur dans l'oeuvre de Grünewald, p. 7

• Jacques Bouveresse, Goethe et Lichtenberg: le bleu du ciel, les ombres colorées et la nature de la couleur, p. 20

• Élisabeth Décultot, La sphère de couleurs de Philipp Otto Runge, p. 37

• Maurice Élie, Couleur et nature: Franz Marc et Paul Klee, p. 44

• Michel Blay, Mouvement, vitesse et couleur au commencement du XXe siècle, p. 50

• Michel Menu, Fernand Léger et la bataille de la couleur, p. 59

• Nadia Podzemskaia, Kandinsky et l'enseignement de Bücklin sur la couleur, p. 67

• Georges Roque, De l'atteinte au pigment, p. 74

• Marie Renoue, Soulages: couleurs et lumières du noir, p. 81

• Clotilde Boust, Cécile Dazord, Michel Menu, La couleur contemporaine. Entretiens avec François Perrodin et Bernard Frize, p. 89

• Aurélia Chevalier, La couleur retravaillée de Shirley Jaffe, p. 103

• Jean-Yves Bosseur, La musicalité de la couleur, p. 108

• Clotilde Boust, Jean-Jacques Ezrati, La mesure de la couleur appliquée à la restauration, à la présentation et à la diffusion des oeuvres d'art, p. 113

• Natalie Coural, Claire Gerin-Pierre, Cartons préparatoires et calques. Une approche particulière en termes de conservation et de présentation, p. 121

Archaeometry, vol. 50, n.º 4, 2008

Acabou de sair o 4.º número de 2008 da revista Archaeometry.

Índice:

• J. A. Webb, M. Domanski, The relationship between lithology, flaking properties and artefact manufacture for australian silcretes, pp. 555-575

• E. Gotti, J. P. Oleson, L. Bottalico, C. Brandon, R. Cucitore, R. L. Hohlfelder, A comparison of the chemical and engineering characteristics of ancient roman hydraulic concrete with a modern reproduction of vitruvian hydraulic concrete, pp. 576-590

• M. Pace, A. Bianco Prevot, P. Mirti, R. Venco Ricciardi, The technology of production of sasanian glazed pottery from veh ardaSir (central iraq), pp. 591-605

• R. Arletti, G. Vezzalini, S. Biaggio Simona, F. Maselli Scotti, Archaeometrical studies of roman imperial age glass from canton ticino, pp. 606-626

• N. Schibille, F. Marii, Th. Rehren, Characterization And provenance of late antique window glass from the petra church in jordan, pp. 627-642

• Laure Dussubieux, Aurelie Deraisme, Gérard Frot, Christopher Stevenson, Amy Creech, Yves Bienvenu, La-icp-ms, sem-eds and epma analysis of eastern north american copper-based artefacts: Impact of corrosion and heterogeneity on the reliability of the la-icp-ms compositional results, pp. 643-657

• R. Garcia Moreno, F. Mathis, V. Mazel, M. Dubus, T. Calligaro, D. Strivay, Discovery and characterization of an unknown blue-green maya pigment: veszelyite, pp. 658-667

• M. Regert, T. Devièse, A.-S. Le Hô, A. Rougeulle, Reconstructing ancient yemeni commercial routes during the middle ages using structural characterization of terpenoid resins, pp. 668-695

• Ch. Tinapp, H. Meller, R. Baumhauer, Holocene accumulation of colluvial and alluvial sediments in the weiße elster river valley in saxony, germany, pp. 696-709

• R. G. V. Hancock, K. E. Hancock, J. K. Hancock, Thoughts on the utility of a bivariate-splitting approach to olmec ceramic data interpretation, pp. 710-726

Os pigmentos azuis

Foi há pouco publicado o seguinte livro:

François Delamare, Bleus en poudres. De l'Art à l'Industrie 5000 ans d' innovations, Paris, Mines Paris - Paris Tech, 2007.

Índice :

• Le bleu égyptien, bleu de l’Antiquité méditerranéenne. Du hsbd iryt égyptien au cæruleum romain
• Saffre, smalt, bleu d’esmail et azur. Les tribulations du cobalt saxon
• L'outremer naturel. Idéal du pigment bleu
• Azur d'Allemagne et cendres bleues anglaises. Le pigment favori des peintres européens
• Le bleu de Prusse. Un destin inattendu
• L'invention du bleu Thénard. Le temps des savants
• Bleu Guimet et outremers artificiels. Le rêve réalisé
• Les phtalocyanines de cuivre. Un hasard heureusement exploité
• La redécouverte des bleus oubliés. I - Le bleu égyptien
• La redécouverte des bleus oubliés. II – Le bleu Han
• La redécouverte des bleus oubliés. III - Yax, le bleu maya

Parte do 1.º capítulo está disponível aqui.

Studies in Conservation, vol. 53, n.º 1, 2008

Está em distribuição o 1.º número de 2008 dos Studies in Conservation.

Índice:

• Jens Bartoll, Oliver Hahn, Ulrich Schade, Application of synchrotron infrared radiation in the study of organic coatings in cross-sections, p. 1

• Eric F. Hansen, Carlos Rodríguez-Navarro, Koenraad Van Balen, Lime putties and mortars: insights into fundamental properties, p. 9

• Annika Niklasson, Sarka Langer, Karine Arrhenius, Lars Rosell, Carl Johan Bergsten, Lars-Gunnar Johansson, Jan-Erik Svensson, Air pollutant concentrations and atmospheric corrosion of organ pipes in European church environments, p. 24

• Jianguo Liu, Yantao Li, Maotao Wu, Electrochemical methods for chloride removal from simulated cast iron artefacts, p. 41

• Anne-Laurence Dupont, Costanza Cocci, Claudinewisel Immo Bacci, Bertrand Lavedrine, Development of LightCheck Ultra: a novel dosimeter for monitoring lighting conditions of highly photosensitive artefacts in museums, p. 49

e_Conservation, n.º 5, Junho de 2008

Acabou de ser publicado mais um número da revista e_Conservation. Além do noticiário, recensões e outras notas, contém os seguintes artigos:

• María Rubio Redondo, Is Minimal Intervention a Valid Guiding Principle?, p. 33

• André Alexander, Andreas Catanese, The Restoration of Tsas Soma Mosque Leh, Ladakh, India, p. 38

• Oana Gorea, Dumitru Gorea, A Romanian Copy of an Italian Painting. The case of Daniele da Volterra's "Descent from the Cross" by Petre Alexandrescu at Antim Monastery in Bucharest, p. 51

• Carlos José Abreu da Silva Costa, Conservation and Restoration of the Historic Furniture from the "Laboratorio Chimico" of the University of Coimbra. Methodology and Intervention Criteria, p. 60

Está livremente disponível aqui.