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  1. Photo-induced luminescence imaging techniques, such as UV-induced visible luminescence (UVL) and the more recently developed technique of visible-induced infrared luminescence (VIL), have been invaluable for t...

    Authors: Joanne Dyer and Sophia Sotiropoulou
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:24
  2. Historical papers are often locally damaged by exogenous influences and/or have endogenously degraded paper areas. The stabilization of such papers is very important because further use of the object can cause...

    Authors: L. Völkel, K. Ahn, U. Hähner, W. Gindl-Altmutter and A. Potthast
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:23
  3. The painting Saint Jerome, part of the collection of the Maagdenhuis Museum (Antwerp, Belgium), is attributed to the young Anthony van Dyck (1613–1621) with reservations. The painting displays remarkable composit...

    Authors: Astrid Harth, Geert Van der Snickt, Olivier Schalm, Koen Janssens and Griet Blanckaert
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:22
  4. In this paper we describe a configurable system based on laser displacement sensors for the contactless acquisition of 3D and 2D shapes of near-planar objects such as the paintings.

    Authors: Fausto Del Sette, Fabrizio Patané, Stefano Rossi, Mauro Torre and Paolo Cappa
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:21
  5. The main purpose of these studies was to assess the possibility of applying the technique of solid phase microextraction (SPME)–gas chromatography (GC)–mass spectrometry (MS) to detect the activity of moulds o...

    Authors: Tomasz Sawoszczuk and Justyna Syguła-Cholewińska
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:20
  6. Mi Fuma il Cervello” (“steaming brain”) is the iconic self-portrait of Alighiero Boetti, in which the artist is represented standing up while a copper hose lets water flow on his head. A hidden electric resistan...

    Authors: Davide Gulotta, Bruna Mariani, Edoardo Guerrini, Stefano Trasatti, Paola Letardi, Laura Rosetti, Lucia Toniolo and Sara Goidanich
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:19
  7. Vincent van Gogh’s still lifes Irises and Roses were investigated to shed light onto the degree to which the paintings had changed, both individually and in relation to each other since they were painted, particu...

    Authors: Silvia A. Centeno, Charlotte Hale, Federico Carò, Anna Cesaratto, Nobuko Shibayama, John Delaney, Kathryn Dooley, Geert van der Snickt, Koen Janssens and Susan Alyson Stein
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:18
  8. Raman spectroscopic analysis of shards recovered from two Portuguese shipwrecks, the Santo Espirito (1608) and the Santa Maria Madre de Deus (1643), believed to be carrying porcelains of the Ming period have reve...

    Authors: Elizabeth A. Carter, Michelle L. Wood, Danita de Waal and Howell G. M. Edwards
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:17
  9. Despite the fact that Kees van Dongen was one of the most famous painters of the twentieth century, only little information about his palette and his technique is available. To contribute to the characterizati...

    Authors: Elodie Herens, Catherine Defeyt, Philippe Walter and David Strivay
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:14
  10. Because PU coatings offer a compromise between aesthetic and performance expectations, unachievable with other types of industrial paints, they are currently recognized as the most appropriate option to coat s...

    Authors: Catherine Defeyt, Michael Schilling, Julia Langenbacher, John Escarsega and Rachel Rivenc
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:15
  11. 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 volatile organic compounds) on ...

    Authors: Alessia Coccato, Luc Moens and Peter Vandenabeele
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:12
  12. The existence of a portrait hidden beneath The Blue Room (1901) by Pablo Picasso prompted a comprehensive technical study of this early Blue period painting. Microanalysis of paint samples was combined with refle...

    Authors: Patricia A. Favero, Jennifer Mass, John K. Delaney, Arthur R. Woll, Alyssa M. Hull, Kathryn A. Dooley and Adam C. Finnefrock
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:13
  13. Like acrylics and alkyds, polyurethanes (PUs) represent an important class of industrial paints adopted by 20th and 21st artists; primarily by those creating outdoor painted sculptures (OPS). Because PU coatin...

    Authors: Catherine Defeyt, Julia Langenbacher and Rachel Rivenc
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:11
  14. The Ranken coach is a landau style horse-drawn vehicle brought to the Australian colony of New South Wales in the 1820s, and now held in the National Historical Collection of the National Museum of Australia. ...

    Authors: Natalie Ison, Alison Wain and Jurian Hoogewerff
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:9
  15. It is reported the application of the voltammetry of microparticles (VMP), complemented with attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and field emission scanning electron...

    Authors: Annette S. Ortiz-Miranda, Antonio Doménech-Carbó, María Teresa Doménech-Carbó, Laura Osete-Cortina, Fernando Bolívar-Galiano and Inés Martín-Sánchez
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:8
  16. The characterisation of atelier materials and of the historical commercial formulation of paint materials has recently gained new interest in the field of conservation science applied to modern and contemporar...

    Authors: Ilaria Degano, Pietro Tognotti, Diane Kunzelman and Francesca Modugno
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:7
  17. This experiment demonstrates the large potential of macro-XRF imaging for the visualization of fragments of medieval manuscripts hidden in early–modern bookbindings. The invention of the printing press in the ...

    Authors: Jorien R. Duivenvoorden, Anna Käyhkö, Erik Kwakkel and Joris Dik
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:6
  18. In the last few decades, extreme weather events mostly characterized by more intense and frequent precipitation and wind incidents have risen, and current climatic projections strongly suggest that this trend ...

    Authors: Yasemin Didem Aktas, Dina D’Ayala, Nigel Blades and Christopher Calnan
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:5
  19. Innovative nanostructured treatments for stone conservation, based on dispersions of photoactive TiO2 nanoparticles, recently studied in our research group, provided interesting results after laboratory testing. ...

    Authors: Francesca Gherardi, Davide Gulotta, Sara Goidanich, Annalisa Colombo and Lucia Toniolo
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:4
  20. A previous study of the Cypriot pottery collection housed in the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne found approximately two-thirds of adhesive repairs are primarily composed of cellulose n...

    Authors: Emily Noake, Deborah Lau and Petronella Nel
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:3
  21. Cultural heritage objects are subject to the deposition of a multitude of airborne pollutants even when kept inside museums, archives, historical buildings or showcases. Some of the pollutants are quickly depo...

    Authors: Lilian Skytte, Kaare Lund Rasmussen, Bo Svensmark, Morten Ryhl-Svendsen and Peter Brimblecombe
    Citation: Heritage Science 2017 5:1
  22. Excavations conducted between 2010 and 2012 at Magoro Hill, a site in South Africa’s Limpopo Province frequented or intermittently occupied by African farming communities since the first millennium AD, yielded...

    Authors: Farahnaz Koleini, Linda C. Prinsloo, Wim Biemond, Philippe Colomban, Anh-Tu Ngo, Jan C. A. Boeyens, Maria M. van der Ryst and Koos van Brakel
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:43
  23. Hexi painting (和玺彩画) was historically documented as the most sophisticated decorative art representing the highest levels of technological knowledge and skills for decorating the Chinese ...

    Authors: Tiequan Zhu, Tao Li, Naitao Liu, Jian Chen, Hong Huang, Qianli Fu and Shangxin Zhang
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:42
  24. Rapid Prototyping (RP) has revolutionized the world of manufacturing. It has gained popularity among designers and artists, having developed from a visualization tool to a manufacturing tool for end-use produc...

    Authors: Carolien Coon, Boris Pretzel, Tom Lomax and Matija Strlič
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:40
  25. The famous archaeological site of San José de Moro (SJM) located in the Jequetepeque Valley (JV) represents one of the best-preserved pre-Columbian Mochica cemeteries uncovered along the north coast of Peru. S...

    Authors: Nino Del-Solar-Velarde, Stan Kinis, Rémy Chapoulie, Renaud Joannes-Boyau and Luis Jaime Castillo
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:37
  26. Weathering of clay-bearing sandstones does not only depend on material properties but also on the environmental conditions they are exposed to. The same is true for repaired stones, in which the compatibility ...

    Authors: Thibault Demoulin, Fred Girardet, Timothy P. Wangler, George W. Scherer and Robert J. Flatt
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:38
  27. In contrast to scientific research focussing on European paper, there is a significant gap in our knowledge of Islamic papermaking. This research surveys the evidence of techniques and materials typically used...

    Authors: Hend Mahgoub, Tiphaine Bardon, Dirk Lichtblau, Tom Fearn and Matija Strlič
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:34
  28. Jackson Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948 painting was investigated using in situ scanning macro-x-ray fluorescence mapping (MA-XRF) to help characterize the artist’s materials and his creative process. A multivariate cu...

    Authors: A. Martins, J. Coddington, G. Van der Snickt, B. van Driel, C. McGlinchey, D. Dahlberg, K. Janssens and J. Dik
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:33
  29. Light calcareous stone materials used in connection with cultural heritage objects, such as pedestals, or used as wall facings in connection with bronze statues or joints often show green staining due to the c...

    Authors: Sanne Spile, Takayoshi Suzuki, Jesper Bendix and Kim Pilkjær Simonsen
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:29
  30. The aim of the research is to present a system recently developed and used for automated cleaning of artworks and to examine the suitability of using this ultrafast and precise computed-scanning picosecond las...

    Authors: Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Paul Fitzsimons, Anne Lama, Yvette Fletcher, Paula Antunes and K. G. Watkins
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:30
  31. Efflorescence and subflorescence are frequent phenomena occurring in buildings of porous inorganic materials such as bricks, stone, and concrete. Since the above phenomena have detrimental effects, they were t...

    Authors: Emilio Catelli, Florinel-Gabriel Bănică and Ana Bănică
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:31
  32. Abuna Yemata Guh is one of the nine Saints who are traditionally claimed to have come to Northern Ethiopia in the beginning of the sixth century and established monasteries in the Tigray region. The church, na...

    Authors: Kidane Fanta Gebremariam, Lise Kvittingen and David Graham Nicholson
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:32
  33. The paint stratigraphy of the two clock faces from the tower clock of the Government Palace in Helsinki (Finland) was analysed in order to determine their original colour before restoration works. Paint cross-...

    Authors: Kepa Castro, Ulla Knuutinen, Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo, Maite Maguregui, Juan Manuel Madariaga and Raili Laakso
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:36
  34. Since the ‘rediscovery’ of the Selden map of China, an early seventeenth century map of Asia, in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the importance of the map in our understanding of globalisation in the early sev...

    Authors: Sotiria Kogou, Sarah Neate, Clare Coveney, Amanda Miles, David Boocock, Lucia Burgio, Chi Shing Cheung and Haida Liang
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:28
  35. The scientific imaging of works of art is crucial for the assessment of the presence and distribution of pigments and other materials on surfaces. It is known that some ancient pigments are luminescent: these ...

    Authors: Daniela Comelli, Valentina Capogrosso, Christian Orsenigo and Austin Nevin
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:21
  36. Coloured glass glitter is made from thin glass flakes and used for decoration purposes. Published analytical data mainly originates from restoration sites in different countries and is still fragmentary. Sampl...

    Authors: Gundel Steigenberger and Christoph Herm
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:24
  37. Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie (1942–1943) was examined using Macro X-Ray Fluorescence mapping (MA-XRF) to help characterize the artist’s materials and understand his creative process as well as the curre...

    Authors: Ana Martins, Cynthia Albertson, Chris McGlinchey and Joris Dik
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:22
  38. Basic sodium copper carbonate, Na3[Cu2(CO3)3(OH)]∙4H2O, has been mentioned as heritage corrosion product of copper alloys in two publications. The identification relied on the comparison of the powder diffractogr...

    Authors: Gerhard Eggert, Andrea Fischer and Robert E. Dinnebier
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:27

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Heritage Science 2016 4:35

  39. The Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly referred to as the Castle, is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century for the purpose of housing all mus...

    Authors: Edward P. Vicenzi, Carol A. Grissom, Richard A. Livingston and Zoe Weldon-Yochim
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:26
  40. Jebel Khalid is a single period Hellenistic site on the west bank of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. The occupation of the site dates from the early 3rd century BCE until its abandonment in the late 70s...

    Authors: Wendy J. Reade and Karen L. Privat
    Citation: Heritage Science 2016 4:20

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