Articles

Interrelation between grid systems and star polygons of muqarnas ground projection plans

Many muqarnas ground projection plans contain stars with unequal edge lengths in their compositions. In this study, the geometric reasons behind the unequality of star edge lengths in muqarnas ground projectio...

Authors: Asli Agirbas, Gulnur Yildiz and Murat Sahin

Ancient mural segmentation based on a deep separable convolution network

Traditional methods for ancient mural segmentation have drawbacks, including fuzzy target boundaries and low efficiency. Targeting these problems, this study proposes a pyramid scene parsing MobileNetV2 networ...

Authors: Jianfang Cao, Xiaodong Tian, Zhiqiang Chen, Leelavathi Rajamanickam and Yiming Jia

Digitalization of culturally significant buildings: ensuring high-quality data exchanges in the heritage domain using OpenBIM

Cultural heritage building information models (HBIMs) incorporate specific geometric and semantic data that are mandatory for supporting the workflows and decision making during a heritage study. The Industry ...

Authors: Laurens Jozef Nicolaas Oostwegel, Štefan Jaud, Sergej Muhič and Katja Malovrh Rebec

Extraction of underwater fragile artifacts: research status and prospect

There are still many difficulties in the recovery and long-term preservation of underwater archaeological artifacts, in situ preservation should be the first choice before further procedures are considered. Ho...

Authors: Xue-Qiang Chen, Ke Xia, Wenjing Hu, Ming Cao, Kai Deng and Shiqiang Fang

Identification and mapping of ancient pigments in a Roman Egyptian funerary portrait by application of reflectance and luminescence imaging spectroscopy

Imaging spectroscopy (IS) is an important tool in the comprehensive technical analysis required of archaeological paintings. The complexity of pigment mixtures, diverse artistic practices and painting technolo...

Authors: Roxanne Radpour, Glenn A. Gates, Ioanna Kakoulli and John K. Delaney

Cultural heritage preservation by using blockchain technologies

Ubiquitous digitization enables promising options for cultural heritage preservation. Therefore, a new approach is presented that considers deployment scenarios by linking heritage science to tourism. Such an ...

Authors: Denis Trček

Integrated interpretation of pXRF data on ancient nephrite artifacts excavated from Tomb No.1 in Yuehe Town, Henan Province, China

Previous studies of ancient jade using portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) have mostly focused on mineral identification, alteration status and provenance determination. It is usually used as an auxiliary instr...

Authors: Dian Chen, Yimin Yang, Baotong Qiao, Jingpu Li and Wugan Luo

The dark halo technique in the oeuvre of Michael Sweerts and other Flemish and Dutch baroque painters. A 17th c. empirical solution to mitigate the optical ‘simultaneous contrast’ effect?

Although the topic is rarely addressed in literature, a significant number of baroque paintings exhibit dark, halo-like shapes around the contours of the dramatis personae. Close examination of both finished a...

Authors: Kirsten Derks, Geert Van der Snickt, Stijn Legrand, Katlijne Van der Stighelen and Koen Janssens

Burial-induced deterioration in leather: a FTIR-ATR, DSC, TG/DTG, MHT and SEM study

In this study we used an analytical approach based on complementary techniques that targets all structural levels of collagen in leather to investigate how vegetable-tanned leather deteriorates during soil bur...

Authors: Gabriela Vyskočilová, Cristina Carşote, Richard Ševčík and Elena Badea

Design for poverty alleviation and craft revitalization in rural China from an actor-network perspective: the case of bamboo-weaving in Shengzhou

Design for poverty alleviation (DPA) is becoming an active promoter and effective practice form of rural social innovation. This study aims to explore the sustainable, collaborative design path of rural povert...

Authors: Wenjia Li, Ziwei Li and Huaiyun Kou

Plastics in robots: a degradation study of a humanoid skin mask made of soft urethane elastomer

Understanding the degradation of plastic materials is a big challenge for curators, conservators and conservation scientists in museums worldwide aiming to preserve their collections due to the variety of form...

Authors: Anna Micheluz, Eva Mariasole Angelin, Julia Sawitzki and Marisa Pamplona

3D technologies for intangible cultural heritage preservation—literature review for selected databases

Conservation of cultural heritage is nowadays a very important aspect of our lives. Thanks to such legacy we gain knowledge about our ancestors, methods of production and ways of their life. The rapid developm...

Authors: Maria Skublewska-Paszkowska, Marek Milosz, Pawel Powroznik and Edyta Lukasik

Green chitosan: thiourea dioxide cleaning gel for manganese stains on granite and glass substrates

The cleaning or removal of manganese stains on Cultural Heritage has not been much tested or successful so far. The aim of this article was to assess a new green cleaning gel for Mn-rich black-blue stains on d...

Authors: Bruno Campos, Alexandra Marco, Guilhermina Cadeco, David M. Freire-Lista, Joaquin Silvestre-Albero, Manuel Algarra, Eduarda Vieira, Manuela Pintado and Patrícia Moreira

Traductology, linguistics, and culture: the contrastive function of omissions in English-Chinese translations of the intercultural collision in Little Red Riding Hood

The study examines omissions in the English version of Little Red Riding Hood in contrast to the Chinese one. The research is aimed at studying the linguistic effects of inculturation and the choice of transla...

Authors: Qiuyang Pan

Ancient basketry on the inside: X-ray computed microtomography for the non-destructive assessment of small archaeological monocotyledonous fragments: examples from Southeast Europe

This study proposes non-destructive assessment instrumentation, the X-ray MicroCT scanning, to evaluate archaeological basketry remains prior to any destructive analysis. Three case studies are originating fro...

Authors: Mila Andonova

Physical modelling techniques for the dynamical characterization and sound synthesis of historical bells

Capable of maintaining characteristics practically intact over the centuries, bells are musical instruments able to provide important and unique data for the study of musicology and archaeology essential to un...

Authors: Miguel Carvalho, Vincent Debut and Jose Antunes

Space Technologies for Sustainable Heritage: 10th anniversary of HIST

Authors: Fulong Chen, Xinyuan Wang, Jie Liu and Shaobo Liu

Understanding and optimizing Evolon^® CR for varnish removal from oil paintings

Authors: Lambert Baij, Chun Liu, Jesse Buijs, Alba Alvarez Martin, Dorien Westert, Laura Raven, Norbert Geels, Petria Noble, Joris Sprakel and Katrien Keune

An adaptive prediction method for mechanical properties deterioration of sandstone under freeze–thaw cycles: a case study of Yungang Grottoes

Due to the location of the Yungang Grottoes, freeze–thaw cycles contribute significantly to the degradation of the mechanical properties of the sandstone. The factors influencing the freeze–thaw cycle are clas...

Authors: Chenchen Liu, Yibiao Liu, Weizhong Ren, Wenhui Xu, Simin Cai and Junxia Wang

Evaluating volatile organic compounds from Chinese traditional handmade paper by SPME-GC/MS

Once printed, books are always accompanied by the smells of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which are continuously emitted not only by inks but also by papers themselves throughout their lives. Although the ...

Authors: Li Ding, Qin Yang, Jianhui Liu and Zheng Lee

Discerning the painter’s hand: machine learning on surface topography

Attribution of paintings is a critical problem in art history. This study extends machine learning analysis to surface topography of painted works. A controlled study of positive attribution was designed with ...

Authors: F. Ji, M. S. McMaster, S. Schwab, G. Singh, L. N. Smith, S. Adhikari, M. O’Dwyer, F. Sayed, A. Ingrisano, D. Yoder, E. S. Bolman, I. T. Martin, M. Hinczewski and K. D. Singer

Spatial evolution path of Gulangyu Island historical international community: from the perspective of actor-network theory

Gulangyu Island is a special case of social development and changes since modern China. In the past, Chinese and foreign people lived together and Chinese and Western cultures coexisted, resulting in an intern...

Authors: Yuan Li, Jing Guo, Long Zhao, Yiping Chen, Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang and Jonathan Li

A combination of invasive and non-invasive techniques for the study of the palette and painting structure of a copy of Raphael's Transfiguration of Christ

The main objective of this study is to establish an appropriate method for the characterization of the pigments, materials and structure of the paint layers in a copy of the painting the Transfiguration of Christ

Authors: Eloísa Manzano, Rosario Blanc, J. Daniel Martin-Ramos, Giacomo Chiari, P. Sarrazin and Jose Luis Vilchez

International geological significance of the potential Al-Medina volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark Project in Saudi Arabia revealed from multi-satellite remote sensing data

UNESCO Global Geoparks should be of international geological significance in terms of their scientific quality, rarity, aesthetic appeal and tourism value. At least nine Cenozoic volcanic fields are developed ...

Authors: Han Fu, Bihong Fu, Pilong Shi and Yuanyuan Zheng

Brass products in the coronet excavated from an M2-numbered Sui-Tang-dynasty tomb situated in Kun Lun Company in Xi'an, Shaanxi

Ancient Chinese brass smelting technology has promoted the invention of zinc smelting, thus becoming an important part of the metallurgical history. However, the information concerning its origin and developme...

Authors: Yanbing Shao, Fengrui Jiang, Jingnan Du, Junchang Yang and Quanmin Zhang

XRF elemental analysis of inks in South American manuscripts from 1779 to 1825

The Regional Archive of Cusco in Peru guards valuable history collections with exceptional regional and international value dating from the sixteenth century to the present. Historical manuscripts are part of ...

Authors: Celina Luízar Obregón, Marco A. Zamalloa Jara, Flor L. Rojas Arizapana, Yuri J. Chura Huayllani, Janet F. Gonzales Bellido and Jorge Olivera Olivera

Correction to: Joint development of cultural heritage protection and tourism: the case of Mount Lushan cultural landscape heritage site

Authors: Zhenrao Cai, Chaoyang Fang, Qian Zhang and Fulong Chen

Carbon dioxide snow cleaning of paper

The cleaning of particles from smooth and rough paper surfaces using a high-speed CO₂ snow jet was investigated. The measurements included characterization of the jet properties, determination of the cleaning eff...

Authors: Ludmila Mašková, Jiří Smolík, Petra Vávrová, Jitka Neoralová, Magda Součková, Dana Novotná, Věra Jandová, Jakub Ondráček, Lucie Ondráčková, Tereza Křížová, Kateřina Kocová and Petr Stanovský

Precipitation impacts on earthen architecture for better implementation of cultural resource management in the US Southwest

Changing seasonal precipitation patterns prompted by climate change are likely causing increasing degradation of adobe architecture in the American Southwest. This deterioration includes surface erosion and ca...

Authors: Sharlot Hart, Kara Raymond, C. Jason Williams, Justin Johnson, Jacob DeGayner and Matthew C. Guebard

Evaluation of novel cleaning systems on mock-ups of unvarnished oil paint and chalk-glue ground within the Munch Aula Paintings Project

Low-risk removal of embedded surface soiling on delicate heritage objects can require novel alternatives to traditional cleaning systems. Edvard Munch’s monumental Aula paintings (1911–16) have a long history ...

Authors: Lena Porsmo Stoveland, Tine Frøysaker, Maartje Stols-Witlox, Terje Grøntoft, Calin Constantin Steindal, Odile Madden and Bronwyn Ormsby

Different low-cost materials to prevent the alteration induced by formic acid on unstable glasses

The most frequent cause of glass degradation is environmental moisture, which is adsorbed on its surface forming a hydration layer that induces the rupture of the glass network. This pathology is accelerated b...

Authors: Rodrigo Arévalo, Jadra Mosa, Mario Aparicio and Teresa Palomar

Dynasty recognition algorithm of an adaptive enhancement capsule network for ancient mural images

In view of the polysemy of mural images and the style difference among mural images painted in different dynasties as well as the high energy costs of the traditional manual dynasty classification method, whic...

Authors: Jianfang Cao, Minmin Yan, Huiming Chen, Xiaodong Tian and Shang Ma

On the performance of birch tar made with different techniques

Birch tar is one of the oldest adhesives known in human history. Its production has been discussed in the framework of early complex behaviours and sophisticated cognitive capacities. The precise production me...

Authors: Patrick Schmidt, Matthias A. Blessing, Tabea J. Koch and Klaus G. Nickel

Analysis of pigments and damages for the 19th century White-robed Water-moon Avalokitesvara Painting in Gongju Magoksa Temple, Republic of Korea

The White-Robed Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara painting displayed on the rear wall of Daegwangbojeon (main hall) in Magoksa temple, is one of the representative Buddhist paintings in the late nineteenth century of Ko...

Authors: Hye Ri Yang, Chan Hee Lee and Jeongeun Yi

Impact of rural tourism on residents’ well-being in traditional ancient villages: a case of North Guangxi

The impact of tourism on traditional Chinese villages is a topical issue; there are enough studies on this subject showing different views of the researchers. The recent trend towards cultural mutation and gra...

Authors: Xin Zhang

The digital reconstruction of degraded ancient temple murals using dynamic mask generation and an extended exemplar-based region-filling algorithm

A mural is any piece of artwork sculpted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other permanent surface. This artwork symbolizes various culture’s, traditions, historical events, spiritual stories, and civi...

Authors: V. Rakhi Mol and P. Uma Maheswari

The geometry of colors in van Gogh’s Sunflowers

“Paintings fade like flowers”: van Gogh’s prediction on the impact of age on paintings came true for most of his paintings. We have studied the consequences of this aging on the Sunflowers in a vase with a yellow...

Authors: Shuting Liao, Patrice Koehl, Jennifer Schultens and Fushing Hsieh

Preservation and promotion of China’s musical cultural heritage on the internet

The study investigates different ways of preservation and popularization of Chinese traditional music using the Internet. The study collected data by analyzing various methods of presenting traditional Chinese...

Authors: Jianjian Wang

Dynamic response of the vegetation carbon storage in the sanjiang plain to changes in land use/cover and climate

Large-scale human activities especially the destruction of forest land, grassland, and unused land result in a large amount of carbon release into the atmosphere and cause drastic changes in land use/cover in ...

Authors: Haiyan Li, Yi Qu, Xingyu Zeng, Hongqiang Zhang, Ling Cui and Chunyu Luo

Documentary heritage: fungal deterioration in Compact Discs

In recent years, there has been an exponential growth in the use of digital media for data storage and the creation of museums, libraries and digital archives. In particular, Compact Discs Recordable (CD-R) ha...

Authors: Anna M. Palermo, Antonio Gentile and Giuseppe Pellegrino

Accelerated ageing of paper: effect of lignin content and humidity on tensile properties

Paper degradation menaces the useful lifetime of books, manuscripts, and works on paper during storage, circulation, and display in libraries, archives, and museums. Severe damages such as embrittlement, decay...

Authors: Edyta Małachowska, Marcin Dubowik, Piotr Boruszewski and Piotr Przybysz

A pioneer of acrylic painting: new insights into Carmen Herrera’s studio practice

Carmen Herrera, born on May 30th, 1915, is a Cuban American abstract minimalist artist, whose first solo show was held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 2016–2017. On this occasion, a scienti...

Authors: Federica Pozzi, Elena Basso, Silvia A. Centeno, Isabelle Duvernois and Julie Arslanoglu

Factorial experimentation on photodegradation of historical paper by polychromatic visible radiation

Quantification of the degradation behaviour of heritage objects is essential to manage the rate of degradation and hence optimise their lifetime. In this research, a 2³ full factorial experiment was carried out t...

Authors: Yun Liu, Tom Fearn and Matija Strlič

Correction to: Restoring scratched cine-film via reducing light scattering

Authors: Qingmeng Xu, Feifan Xu and Daodao Hu

Correction to: Visualizing the cultural landscape gene of traditional settlements in China: a semiotic perspective

Authors: Zui Hu, Josef Strobl, Qingwen Min, Min Tan and Fulong Chen

Study on the causes of secondary cracks of the eave wall mural of Daxiong Hall at Fengguo Temple in Yixian, Liaoning, China

Built in Kaitai 9 years after the beginning of the Liao Dynasty (1020 A.D.), the Daxiong Hall of Fengguo Temple (Yixian County, Liaoning Province) is one of China’s largest existing ancient single-eave wooden ...

Authors: Cheng Liu, Yuan He, Qian Li and Fei Wang

Comparative analysis of information tendency and application features for projection mapping technologies at cultural heritage sites

With the rapid development of interactive technologies using projection mapping (PJM), these digital technologies have introduced new interpretative possibilities for the presentation of cultural heritage site...

Authors: Hengyi Li and Hiromu Ito

Beneficial effect of gelatin on iron gall ink corrosion

Iron gall Inks corrosion causes paper degradation (browning, embrittlement) and treatments were developed to tackle this issue. They often include resizing with gelatin to reinforce the paper and its cellulosi...

Authors: Alice Gimat, Anne Michelin, Pascale Massiani and Véronique Rouchon

The spatiotemporal evolution of ancient cities from the late Yangshao to Xia and Shang Dynasties in the Central Plains, China

The Central Plains has a long history, rich culture, unique geographical advantages, and profound cultural heritage. The occurrence of ancient cities in the Central Plains marks the formation of Chinese state-...

Authors: Lijie Yan, Ruixia Yang, Peng Lu, Fei Teng, Xia Wang, Li Zhang, Panpan Chen, Xiang Li, Lanbo Guo and Dong Zhao

A new reinforcement method for the conservation of fragile, double-sided, printed paper cultural relics

Paper cultural relics such as double-sided printed newspapers and periodicals represent modern cultural heritage. Severe damage such as embrittlement, decay, and dreg generally occur to paper; hence, it urgent...

Authors: Jiaojiao Liu, Huiping Xing, Juanli Wang, Jing Cao, Xiaolian Chao, Zhihui Jia and Yuhu Li