Laser cleaning methodology for the preservation of the Porta del Paradiso by Lorenzo Ghiberti

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 140-146

  Siano, Salvatore ^a   Salimbeni, Renzo ^a   Pini, Roberto ^a   Giusti, Annamaria ^b   Matteini, Mauro ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Opificio delle Pietre Dure   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gilded bronze; Gilding conservation; Laser cleaning; Nd:YAG laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037251422     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1296-2074(02)01138-x     Document Type: Article

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