Vaterite in the mortars of a mosaic in the Saint Peter basilica, Vatican (Rome)

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-257

  Fiori, Cesare ^a   Vandini, Mariangela ^a   Prati, Silvia ^a   Chiavari, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATR FTIR spectroscopy; Linseed oil; Mosaic mortars; Pyrolysis gaschromatography (PY GC) mass spectrometry; Roman stucco; Saint Peter basilica; Thermal analyses (TA); Vaterite; Vatican; X ray diffraction (XRD) analyses

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649116517     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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