Determination of pigments and binders in Pompeian Wall paintings using synchrotron radiation - high-resolution X-Ray powder diffraction and conventional spectroscopy - chromatography

Archaeometry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-307

  Duran, A ^a,b   Jimenez De Haro, M C ^b   Perez Rodriguez, J L ^b   Franquelo, M L ^b   Herrera, L K ^b   Justo, A ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Herculaneum; Organic Binder; Pigments; Pompeii; Py Gc Ms; Second Century Bc; Synchrotron Radiation High Resolution Powder Diffraction; Wall Painting

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CALCITE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CINNABAR; GLAUCONITE; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; LABORATORY METHOD; PIGMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; POMPEI;

EID: 77953705727     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2009.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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