The identification of copper oxalates in a 16th century Cypriot exterior wall painting using micro FTIR, micro Raman spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-161

  Nevin, Austin ^a,b   Melia, Jaana Loring ^c   Osticioli, Iacopo ^d   Gautier, Gwénaëlle ^e   Colombini, Maria Perla ^e  

^a Courtauld Institute of Art ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

^c Agios Kassianos   (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Byzantine; Copper oxalates; Cyprus; Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry; Micro FTIR; Raman; Wall paintings

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349093210     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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