Journal
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Volume 374, Issue 2082, Pages -Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0043
Keywords
Raman microscopy; pigments; portable X-ray fluorescence; illuminated manuscripts and cuttings; Bologna
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- Leverhulme Trust
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Non-destructive pigment analysis by Raman microscopy (RM) and portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) has been carried out on some Bolognese illuminations and cuttings chosen to represent the beginnings, evolution and height of Bolognese illuminated manuscript production. Dating to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and held in a private collection, the study provides evidence for the pigments generally used in this period. The results, which are compared with those obtained for other north Italian artwork, show the developments in usage of artistic materials and technique. Also addressed in this study is an examination of the respective roles of RM and pXRF analysis in this area of technical art history. This article is part of the themed issue 'Raman spectroscopy in art and archaeology'.
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