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Title Of Article Chaper
Cross-sections
Title Of Journal Book
PACT;Journal of the European Study Group on Physical, Chemical, and Mathematical Techniques Applied to Archaeology
Volume
13
Pages
155-169
Collation
18 illus.
ISBN
0257-8727
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The authors explain how to take painting samples and embed them in wax and paraffin, methyl methacrylate, or polyester resin. Methyl methacrylate resin is used for the preparation of painting cross-sections at the Prado laboratory. 18 cross section of European paintings in the Prado Museum are photographed and analysed for pigment composition. References.
Keywords
Cross-section, painting; wax, bee; wax, paraffin; synthetic-resin, acrylic; synthetic-resin, polyester; synthetic-resin, specimen embedding; painting, technique artistic; painting, technique material; painting, paint layer analysis; ICCROM
pub_id
40370