Non-invasive Materials Analysis Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) in the Examination of Two Mural Paintings in the Catacombs of San Giovanni, Syracuse

Stout, Samantha and Cosentino, Antonino and Scandurra, Carmelo (2014) Non-invasive Materials Analysis Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) in the Examination of Two Mural Paintings in the Catacombs of San Giovanni, Syracuse. In: Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection 5th International Conference, EuroMed 2014, Limassol, Cyprus, November 3-8, 2014. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (8740). Springer, Cham, pp. 697-705. ISBN 978-3-319-13694-3

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Abstract

X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy was performed to characterize pigment materials in a preliminary study of two mural paintings in the Catacombs of San Giovanni. XRF was one non-invasive, analytical technique employed as part of a comprehensive examination, which also included multispectral imaging and 3D modeling. XRF analysis contributed towards a better idea of the materials present, but definitive assignments for the pigments were not possible. The murals show some signs of degradation products including a calcium sulfate surface encrustation, and a bluish-black copper based pigment, which we suspect is the degradation of azurite into tenorite.

Tipologia del documento: Capitolo di libro
Parole chiave: Materials Characterization, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Noninvasive, Mural Paintings, Conservation, Pigment Identification
Soggetto: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
D History General and Old World > DG Italy
N Fine Arts > NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositato da: Carmelo Scandurra
Depositato il: 31 Ago 2017 20:29
Ultima modifica: 08 Set 2017 14:55
URI: http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/4632

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