Microchemical and microscopic characterization of the pictorial quality of egg-tempera polyptych, late 14th century, Florence, Italy

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 187-198

  Serefidou, Magdalini ^a   Bracci, Susanna ^a   Tapete, Deodato ^b   Andreotti, Alessia ^c   Biondi, Lucia ^d   Colombini, Maria Perla ^a,c   Giannini, Cristina ^e   Parenti, Daniela ^f  

^a ICVBC CNR   (Italy)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d University of Naples II ^*  (Italy)

^e SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^f Galleria degli Uffizi   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATR FTIR; Coating; Egg tempera; ESEM EDS; GC MS; Paint cross section

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962122738     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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