A preliminary study of the composition of commercial oil, acrylic and vinyl paints and their behaviour after accelerated ageing conditions

Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 353-369

  Izzo, Francesca Caterina ^a   Balliana, Eleonora ^a   Pinton, Federica ^a   Zendri, Elisabetta ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial ageing; Contemporary paints; Degradation; Preventive conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928895557     PISSN: 19744951     EISSN: 19739494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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