NMR Relaxometry and IR Thermography to Study Ancient Cotton Paper Bookbinding

Tortora, Mariagrazia; Сфарра, Стефано; Casieri, C.

doi:10.3390/app9163406

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“…In the study of ancient books, PT has been applied to the analysis of bookbinding and, more specifically, to the investigation of the adhesion state among their different parts [ 37 ] and/or to the detection of the presence of possible damage [ 38 ]. Such experiments have often been carried out by means of integrated approaches combining the use of PT with other techniques able to provide complementary results, such as near-infrared reflectography (NIR) [ 39 ], and two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry [ 40 , 41 ].…”

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Thermographic Imaging in Cultural Heritage: A Short Review

Dritsa

Orazi

Yao

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Sensors

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Over the recent period, there has been an increasing interest in the use of pulsed infrared thermography (PT) for the non-destructive evaluation of Cultural Heritage (CH). Unlike other techniques that are commonly employed in the same field, PT enables the depth-resolved detection of different kinds of subsurface features, thus providing helpful information for both scholars and restorers. Due to this reason, several research activities are currently underway to further improve the PT effectiveness. In this manuscript, the specific use of PT for the analysis of three different types of CH, namely documentary materials, panel paintings–marquetery, and mosaics, will be reviewed. In the latter case, i.e., mosaics, passive thermography combined with ground penetrating radar (GPR) and digital microscopy (DM) have also been deepened, considering their suitability in the open field. Such items have been selected because they are characterized by quite distinct physical and structural properties and, therefore, different PT (and, in some cases, verification) approaches have been employed for their investigations.

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Thermographic Imaging in Cultural Heritage: A Short Review

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Yao

et al. 2022

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“…A different kind of damage has been investigated by Sfarra et al (2018) using an integrated approach by IRT and other analyses which included chemical tests, to obtain a map of the book´s structural elements and the characterization of defects in a historical bookbinding. NIR and IRT were employed together to explore the bookbinding elements while two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry (NMR) was applied to reveal the chemical composition of the bookbinding (Sfarra et al 2018;Tortora, Sfarra, and Casieri 2019).…”

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“…Moreover, IRT detects subsurface features in artworks and locates their position . Nowadays, IRT has become one of the most effective methods for the analysis of books (Mercuri et al 2015), making it possible to characterize structural elements of bookbinding (Mercuri et al 2011;Sfarra et al 2018;Tortora, Sfarra, and Casieri 2019), the adhesion of gildings in illuminated manuscripts (Doni et al 2014), and biological damage in parchment (Mercuri, Pinzari et al 2018). In particular, IRT has been applied to detect underdrawings in illuminations ), text buried inside bookbindings (Mercuri, Gnoli et al 2013), and erased graphical features from archival documents (Loreti et al 2016).…”

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Mid-wave Infrared Reflectography and Thermography for the Study of Ancient Books: A Review

Orazi

2020

Studies in Conservation

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In this paper an overview of recent applications of mid-wave infrared imaging techniques to the study of books is presented. Studies performed by thermography and mid-wave infrared reflectography are reviewed to demonstrate how they can be used to investigate the main features of books. The capability of these techniques is exploited in the analysis of structural elements of the bookbindings and writing supports as well as in the characterization of the writings and illuminations. Thermographic and reflectographic results are compared with results obtained using other imaging techniques operating in different spectral regions, thus pointing out how mid-wave infrared imaging techniques can help in examining many aspects of books. Finally, it is shown that the obtained information can also be used to evaluate the condition of the book and, when required, to properly plan conservation treatments.

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“…PT, one of the photo-thermal techniques used for the evaluation of different thermal parameters in several materials [18,19], has been employed to investigate different kinds of artefacts [20][21][22][23][24][25], enabling the study of both optically opaque samples, such as bronzes [26][27][28][29][30], and semi-transparent materials [31,32], such as paintings [33][34][35][36] and books [37]. In particular, it has been proven to be very effective for the study of ancient codices, enabling the non-destructive characterization of the main features of both book bindings [37][38][39] and illuminations [40,41]; in addition, it is used for the evaluation of the state of conservation of the books. Moreover, PT has been used to reveal subsurface graphical elements underlying illuminations, such as underdrawings and pentimenti [40].…”

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Papier-Mâché Puppets’ Characterization by Infrared Imaging Techniques

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Among the different forms of art, the puppet theatre constitutes a long-standing and often little-known tradition. The use of puppets as support for acting dates back to the Greek age, and it was mainly developed during the modern period. The reason for such a large diffusion was due to the possibility of using affordable materials, such as papier-mâché, for the puppets’ manufacture. In this paper, a method based on the combined use of pulsed thermography (PT) and mid-wave infrared reflectography (MIR) is, for the first time, proposed for the characterization of papier-mâché artworks. In particular, some puppets belonging to the collection of the Museo delle Civiltà in Rome and made by Olga Lampe Minelli, a 20th-century puppet master, were investigated in order to detect damaged areas, such as those affected by insect attacks, and, consequently, to specifically plan suitable restoration works. Finally, the investigations were also carried out after the restoration to evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted treatments.

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NMR Relaxometry and IR Thermography to Study Ancient Cotton Paper Bookbinding

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Thermographic Imaging in Cultural Heritage: A Short Review

Thermographic Imaging in Cultural Heritage: A Short Review

Mid-wave Infrared Reflectography and Thermography for the Study of Ancient Books: A Review

Papier-Mâché Puppets’ Characterization by Infrared Imaging Techniques

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