XRF and reflectance hyperspectral imaging on a 15th century illuminated manuscript: combining imaging and quantitative analysis to understand the artist’s technique

XRF and reflectance hyperspectral imaging on a 15th century illuminated manuscript: combining imaging and quantitative analysis to understand the artist’s technique

Abstract We present here the combination of in situ non invasive techniques to investigate a precious 15th century illuminated manuscript of Petrarch’s work, De remediis utriusque fortunae held in the Méjanes library in Aix-en-Provence (France). X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy, mapping and point ana...

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Main Authors: Laurence de Viguerie, Sophie Rochut, Matthias Alfeld, Philippe Walter, Sophie Astier, Valérie Gontero, Florence Boulc’h
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Medieval illumination
Chemical imaging
Quantitative analysis
Visible reflectance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-018-0177-2

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