Exploring the optical properties of picture varnishes using imaging techniques

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-82

  Berns, Roy S ^a   Rene de la Rie E ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GLASS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PAINTING; PHOTOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

BACK-ILLUMINATED IMAGES;

VARNISH;

EID: 0041363278     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2003.48.2.73     Document Type: Article

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