The unprecedented identification of Safflower dyestuff in a 16th century tapestry through the application of a new reliable diagnostic procedure

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-299

  Degano, Ilaria ^a   Łucejko, Jeannette J ^a   Colombini, Maria Perla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carthamin; Dyes; HPLC DAD; Safflower; Tapestries

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960913160     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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