Limewashing paintings in Alentejo urban heritage: Pigment characterization and differentiation by WDXRF and XRD

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-54

  Gil, M ^a   Carvalho, M L ^b   Seruya, A ^a,c   Ribeiro, I ^c   Queralt, I ^d   Candeias, A E ^e   Mirao J ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Portuguese Institute of Conservation Restoration (IPCR)   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIREFRINGENCE; CARBONATES; IRON ORES; LIME; MIXTURES; PAINTING; WASHING;

ALMAGRES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; LIMEWASHING; OPTICALLY ACTIVE MINERALS;

PIGMENTS;

EID: 36048952442     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-007-4252-x     Document Type: Article

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