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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and the analytical study of sculptures and wall decoration

M.t. Doménech CarbóF. Bosch ReigM.c.m. Moya MorenoJ. V. Gimeno AdelantadoV. Peris Martinez

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Inorganic ChemistryConservationPaintingSculptureChemistryOrganic ChemistryAnalytical chemistryArt historyFourier transform infrared spectroscopySpectroscopyAnalytical Chemistry

description

Abstract An analytical examination of sculpture and wall painting, including several wooden polychromed carvings from Valencian churches (15th–17th centuries) using FT-IR spectroscopy is described. The organic and inorganic compounds used in the works of art and the different artistic techniques used in each historical intervention carried out in the sculptures are identified. The analytical information obtained with this technique on organic and inorganic compounds is extremely useful in the preliminary studies necessary for diagnosis and to decide on the conservation process.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1997-06-01Journal of Molecular Structure
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-2860(96)09749-9