Terracotta polychrome sculptures examined before and after their conservation work: Contributions from non-invasive in situ analytical techniques

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 401, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 757-765

  Colombo, C ^a   Bevilacqua, F ^b   Brambilla, L ^c   Conti, C ^a   Realini, M ^a   Striova, J ^d   Zerbi, G ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CRC Restauri   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d ICVBC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

FORS; Monitoring; Polychrome terracotta statues; Portable Raman; Portable XRF

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; COMPLETE INFORMATION; FORS; IN-SITU; MICRO-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; NON-INVASIVE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA STATUES; PORTABLE RAMAN; PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; PORTABLE XRF; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ELASTIC MODULI; SPECTROSCOPY;

X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

PAINT;

ART; ARTICLE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

PAINT; SCULPTURE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 79960560668     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5085-1     Document Type: Article

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