The fading of red lead pigment in wall paintings: Tracking the physico-chemical transformations by means of complementary micro-analysis techniques

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 835-843

  Aze, Sébastien ^a   Vallet, Jean Marc ^a   Baronnet, Alain ^b   Grauby, Olivier ^b  

^a Centre Interrégional de Conservation et Restauration du Patrimoine   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatic alteration; Experimental fresco painting; Micro analysis; Natural ageing; Red lead

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; LEAD METALLOGRAPHY; LEAD OXIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DETECTORS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; CHROMATIC ALTERATION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL AGEING; QUANTITATIVE MAPPING; RED LEAD; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; PIGMENT; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33845986017     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0835     Document Type: Article

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