Active infrared thermography applied to the study of a painting on paper representing the Chigi's family tree

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 88-96

  Pucci, M ^a   Cicero, C ^a   Orazi, N ^a   Mercuri, F ^a   Zammit, U ^a   Paoloni, S ^a   Marinelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active infrared thermography; Painting on paper; Restoration of paper based artifacts; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; INFRARED IMAGING; PAPER; RESTORATION;

ACTIVE INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENT LAYERS; FAMILY TREE; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY PAINTINGS; STRUCTURAL DEFECT;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

PAINTING; PLANNING; RESTORATION; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84923677684     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: 20470584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047058413Y.0000000117     Document Type: Article

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