The Nature of the extraordinary finish of Stradivari's instruments

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-201

  Echard, Jean Philippe ^a,d   Bertrand, Loïc ^b   Von Bohlen, Alex ^c   Hô, Anne Solenn Le ^e   Paris, Céline ^f   Bellot Gurlet, Ludovic ^f   Soulier, Balthazar ^a,g   Lattuati Derieux, Agnès ^d   Thao, Sylvie ^d   Robinet, Laurianne ^b   Lavédrine, Bertrand ^d   Vaiedelich, Stéphane ^a  

^a Musee de la Musique   (France)

^b SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN ISAS E V   (Germany)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^g Institut für Technologie der Malerei   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diterpenoids; Dyes pigments; Fatty acids; Historic materials; Natural products

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; COMPLEMENTARY ARRAYS; DITERPENOIDS; DYES/PIGMENTS; MICROSTRATIGRAPHY; NATURAL PRODUCTS;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FATTY ACIDS;

VARNISH;

EID: 73349122623     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905131     Document Type: Article

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