Enhancing the examination workflow for Byzantine icons: Implementation of information technology tools in a traditional context

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-91

  Stratis, John A ^a   Makarona, Christina ^b   Lazidou, Dimitra ^c   Sánchez, Elena Gómez ^d   Koutsoudis, Anestis ^e   Pamplona, Marisa ^d   Pauswein, Regine ^d   Pavlidis, George ^e   Simon, Stefan ^d   Tsirliganis, Nestor ^e  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c Museum of Byzantine Culture   (Greece)

^d Rathgen Research Laboratory of the Berlin State Museums   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS   (Greece)

Author keywords

3D digitization; Cluster analysis; FTIR; GC MS; Multispectral imaging; Post Byzantine icon; XRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896063464     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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