Research article
The work presented here, describes a citizen science scoping study using accessible stand-alone smartphone technology. Paper discolouration in a single journal type, the Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser published fro...
Heritage Science 2017 5:35
Published on: 21 August 2017
Research article
This study explores the materials used in the preparation layers of nine paintings from the Danish Golden Age as a first approach to understanding the variation in use of materials in the nineteenth century as...
Heritage Science 2017 5:34
Published on: 16 August 2017
Research article
Infrared reflectography (IRR) remains an important method to visualize underdrawing and compositional changes in paintings. Older IRR camera systems are being replaced with near-infrared cameras consisting of ...
Heritage Science 2017 5:32
Published on: 8 August 2017
Research article
Conservators and architects working with built heritage at risk from ground moisture intrusion face a difficult choice. Leaving the building unprotected can lead to moisture related deterioration; installing v...
Heritage Science 2017 5:31
Published on: 2 August 2017
Research article
Color change in artworks has been commented on for centuries. Fading of watercolor pigments is a notable alteration. Pigments based on carminic acid are among those particularly prone to color loss, but the me...
Heritage Science 2017 5:30
Published on: 26 July 2017
Research article
The present study discusses new research on the analysis of a portrait of a male figure discovered under the painting of Ecce Homo, attributed to the studio of Titian (ca. 1488–1576), with an estimated date in th...
Heritage Science 2017 5:33
Published on: 24 July 2017
Research article
Concerns about the stability of plastic artefacts are commonly expressed when discussing the conservation of modern materials. One of the factors affecting the degradation of plastics is the presence of soil, ...
Heritage Science 2017 5:28
Published on: 20 July 2017
Research article
Looking at the façade of a historical building, it is often difficult to distinguish between the original decoration and later additions. One such building is the Holy Virgin Mary Church at the Malbork Castle (No...
Heritage Science 2017 5:27
Published on: 12 July 2017
Research article
Recording techniques such as laser scanning, photogrammetry and photographic reconstruction are not new to archaeology. However as technology evolves and becomes more readily available such methods are being m...
Heritage Science 2017 5:25
Published on: 4 July 2017
Research article
This paper reports on how the application of macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) imaging, in combination with the re-examination of existing paint cross-sections, has led to the discovery of a new pigment in Rem...
Heritage Science 2017 5:26
Published on: 27 June 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:24
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:23
Published on: 15 June 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:22
Published on: 9 June 2017
Editorial
Heritage Science 2017 5:29
Published on: 8 June 2017
Research article
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.
Heritage Science 2017 5:21
Published on: 2 June 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:20
Published on: 23 May 2017
Research article
“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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:19
Published on: 17 May 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:18
Published on: 10 May 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:17
Published on: 4 May 2017
Research article
This article describes an in-progress research project that looks to investigate the use of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) for the addition of water to historic and modern, softwood and hardwood samples. Th...
Heritage Science 2017 5:16
Published on: 28 April 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:14
Published on: 20 April 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:15
Published on: 12 April 2017
Research article
We don’t know much about the smells of the past. Yet, odours play an important role in our daily lives: they affect us emotionally, psychologically and physically, and influence the way we engage with history....
Heritage Science 2017 5:2
Published on: 7 April 2017
Review
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 ...
Heritage Science 2017 5:12
Published on: 29 March 2017
Research article
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...
Heritage Science 2017 5:13
Published on: 22 March 2017
