Gilding techniques in religious art between east and west, 14th-18th centuries

International Journal of Conservation Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-62

  Sandu, Irina Crina Anca ^a   Afonso, Luis Urbano ^b   Murta, Elsa ^c   De Sa, Maria Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Instituto dos Museus e da Conservacao I P   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Analytical techniques; European religious heritage; Gilding techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960563123     PISSN: 2067533X     EISSN: 20678223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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