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JournalISSN: 0039-3630

Studies in Conservation 

Taylor & Francis
About: Studies in Conservation is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Painting & Cultural heritage. It has an ISSN identifier of 0039-3630. Over the lifetime, 3252 publications have been published receiving 40105 citations. The journal is also known as: Études de conservation.


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TL;DR: The Pigment Handbook as discussed by the authors is a collection of essays on ten of the most important pigments for conservators, restorers, and art historians, with the support of the National Gallery of Art.
Abstract: A Pigment Handbook is designed to reach a wide audience as the ultimate authority on artists' colorants. With the support of the National Gallery of Art, Professor Robert Feller has edited a collection of essays on ten of the most important pigments for conservators, restorers, and art historians. Many of the monographs first appeared in the quarterly of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work. The first two sections describe the character and nomenclature of the pigment and the history of its use. The third section deals with such matters as colour, permanence and compatibility. The fourth section enumerates the varieties of the pigment available, differences that may arise owing to different methods of preparation, and, in the case of colorants that could be of natural origin, the potential variations of character dependent on the source. Section Five describes the methods and procedures that can be employed to identify the pigments. Finally, the sixth section of each essay lists the principal citations in which the particular pigment has been identified in various objects of artistic and historic significance.

498 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the causes and prevention of deterioration in practice of organic chemistry are discussed. But the authors do not discuss the effects of these causes on the performance of their analysis in practice.
Abstract: Preface Introduction Basic organic chemistry Analytic methods oils and fats Natural waxes Bituminous materials Carbohydrates: sugars and polysaccharides Proteins Natural resins and lacquers Synthetic materials Dyestuffs and other coloured materials Deterioration: causes and prevention Analysis in practice.

488 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the ATR FTIR (attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopic technique was used for the characterization of cellulosic (plant) fibres.
Abstract: The accurate identification of fibres is of importance to conservators, allowing the most appropriate methods of treatment to be employed. This research has concentrated on the development of an ATR FTIR (attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopic technique for the characterization of cellulosic (plant) fibres. Six species of fibre were examined, taken largely from the bast group (flax, hemp, jute and ramie), as well as cotton and sisal. Initially, unprocessed fibres were considered; subsequently, processed fibres from a variety of sources were examined. Peak intensity ratio techniques were employed to differentiate the fibre types on the basis of relative lignin content with respect to other cellular components. It was found that, for each of the species of fibre, the ratios fell within characteristic ranges.

396 citations

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TL;DR: The published literature relating to the application of multispectral and hyperspectral imaging for the study and conservation of works of art is reviewed and some new perspectives offered by this innovative and fast-developing technology are presented.
Abstract: Spectral imaging technology, which records simultaneously spectral and spatial information about an object, was initially developed for remote sensing and has since been successfully applied to other areas of research. Although relatively new to the field of conservation, this non-invasive method of investigation has already provided promising results in the analysis of paintings and written documents, the characterization of materials and digital documentation. This article reviews the published literature relating to the application of multispectral and hyperspectral imaging for the study and conservation of works of art and presents some new perspectives offered by this innovative and fast-developing technology.

314 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on the natural aging of well-defined macroscopic samples of paint media and the modifying effects of typical artists' pigments on the aging of these media; and the utility of these findings in the characterization of unknown media samples.
Abstract: In order to distinguish aged paint media by FTIR spectroscopy we have focussed on (1) the natural aging of well-defined macroscopic samples of paint media; (2) the modifying effects of typical artists' pigments on the aging of these media; and (3) the utility of these findings in the characterization of unknown media samples. Our key findings are that samples of linseed oil, egg yolk and an emulsion of linseed oil and egg yolk, prepared by R. J. Gettens in the 1930s, exhibit diagnostic IR spectral features well resolved from common inorganic pigment absorptions, thus enabling us to distinguish between these materials and also to detect their presence in authentic, renaissance paintings. Moreover, thermally accelerated aging of freshly prepared linseed oil films yields FTIR spectral features that agree closely with those obtained for the naturally aged Gettens samples of similar initial composition. Our results further demonstrate that the chemical changes associated with either natural or thermall...

236 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202325
202281
202197
202093
201961
2018115