Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks

Proceedings of the International Conference Lacona VII, Madrid, Spain, 17 - 21 September 2007

Marta Castillejo, Pablo Moreno, Mohamed Oujja, Roxana Radvan, Javier Ruiz, Marta Castillejo, Pablo Moreno, Mohamed Oujja, Roxana Radvan, Javier Ruiz

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9780415475969
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780203882085
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Laser systems and advanced optical techniques offer new solutions for conservation scientists, and provide answers to challenges in Conservation Science. Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks comprises selected contributions from the 7th International Conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks (LACONA VII, Madrid, Spain, 17-21 September

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Committees
• Sponsors
• Photonic restoration of marine artifacts and vessels of New Spain
• Towards the restoration of darkened red lead containing mural paintings: A preliminary study of the PbO2 to Pb3O4 reversion by laser irradiation
• Prospective and applications of two-photon fluorescence in archaeology and art conservation
• Fast spectral optical coherence tomography for monitoring of varnish ablation process
• Study of laccaic acid and other natural anthraquinone dyes by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering spectroscopy
• Potential of THz-Time Domain Spectroscopy in object inspection for restoration
• Femtosecond laser cleaning of paintings: Modifications of tempera paints by femtosecond laser irradiation
• Cleaning of paint with high repetition rate laser: Scanning the laser beam
• Removal of unwanted material from surfaces of artistic value by means of Nd:YAG laser in combination with Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma
• Optical coherence tomography for structural imaging of artworks
• Atmospheric Pressure Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry based methods for the study of traditional painting materials
• Study of chromophores of Islamic glasses from Al-Andalus (Murcia, Spain)
• Polychromed sculptures of Mercadante and Millán analysed by XRF non-destructive technique
• Litharge and massicot: Thermal decomposition synthetic route for basic lead(II) carbonate and Raman spectroscopy analysis
• Contamination identification on historical paper by means of the NIR spectroscopic technique
• Three dimensional survey of paint layer profile measurements
• Use of LA-ICP-MS technique with SEM-EDS analysis in the study of finishing layers
• Compositional depth profiles of gilded wood polychromes by means of LIBS
• Classification of archaeological ceramics by means of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Artificial Neural Netwo ks
• Laser ablation- and LIBS-ranging by webcam and image processing during laser cleaning
• LIBS analysis of metal artefacts from Sucevita Monastery, Romania
• Comparative study of historic stained glass by LIBS and SEM/EDX
• Scanning hyperspectral lidar fluorosensor for fresco diagnostics in laboratory and field campaigns
• A lidar experiment for the characterization of photoautotrophic and heterotrophic biodeteriogens by means of remote sensed autofluorescence spectra
• Design and development of a new high speed performance fluorescence imaging lidar for the diagnostics of indoor and outdoor cultural heritage
• Remote fluorescence lidar imaging of monuments: The Coliseum and the Lateran baptistery in Rome
• Portable spectroscopic analysis of nitrates affecting to cultural heritage materials
• A study of laser cleaning parameters using a portable system on a gargoyle of the Torres de Serranos in Valencia, Spain
• Castle of Quart, Aosta Valley: Laser uncovering of medieval wall paintings
• Colour changes in Galician granitic stones induced by UV Nd:YAG laser irradiation
• Arch-collegiate church in Tum: Laser renovation of priceless architectural decorations
• Laser cleaning of the Nickerson Mansion: The first building in the US entirely cleaned using laser ablation
• Laser cleaning of a set of 18th century ivory statues of Twelve Apostles
• Investigating the use of the Nd:YAG laser to clean ancient Egyptian polychrome artefacts
• Laser cleaning as a more culturally appropriate treatment option for Native American pictographs and pictograms
• The Arca Scaligera of Cansignorio della Scala by Bonino da Campione: Cleaning of the polychrome and gilded decorations
• Assessment of laser cleaning on a polychrome Islamic ceramic
• Laser cleaning of stucco’s fragments from an early middle age bas-relief
• Soot removal from artificial fresco models by KrF excimer laser
• The interaction of laser radiation at 2.94μm with azurite and malachite pigments
• Conservation of medieval polychromed wooden sculpture of Madonna and Child
• Advanced laser renovation of old paintings, paper, parchment and metal objects
• Comparative study of laser varnish removal from historical paintings
• Laser interactions with copper, copper alloys and their corrosion products used in outdoor sculpture in the United Kingdom
• Investigating the laser cleaning of archaeological copper alloys using different laser systems
• Investigating and optimising the laser cleaning of corroded iron
• Nd:YAG laser cleaning of heavily corroded archaeological iron objects and evaluation of its effects
• Laser as a cleaning tool for the treatment of large-scale bronze monuments
• Experimental study on the use of laser cleaning of silver plating layers in Roman coins
• Morphological and colorimetric changes induced by UV laser radiation on metal leaves
• Application of Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) techniques for the assessment of laser cleaning on gilded copper
• Laser cleaning: Influence of laser beam characteristics
• Study of laser cleaning of ancient fabric with femtosecond pulses
• Monitoring of the laser cleaning process of artificially soiled paper
• Systematic case study on common cleaning problems on paper and parchment by using Nd:YAG laser (2w. 3w)
• Use of laser and optical diagnostic techniques on paper: The Pomelnic from Sucevita Monastery (Romania)
• Laser cleaning of 19th century papers and manuscripts assisted by digital image processing
• Laser reduction of stamps from paper to avoid migration to the recto side: Case study based on illustrations from Jan Heesters
• Laser cleaning and multi-method diagnostics of textile pieces of art
• Study of the effects of laser cleaning on historic fabrics: Review and results eight years after applications
• Multifunctional encoding system for assessment of movable cultural heritage
• Digital preservation, documentation and analysis of heritage with active and passive sensors
• Monitoring of changes in the surface movement of model panel paintings following fluctuations in relative humidity: Preliminary results using Digital Holographic Speckle Pattern Interferometry
• Integrated digital speckle based techniques for artworks monitoring
• Laser-based structural diagnosis: A museum’s point of view
• High-resolution 3D laser digitisation of the Maiano terracotta roundels for documentation and condition monitoring
• An SLDV/GPR/IR-T integrated approach for structural and frescoes investigation in the medieval monasteries of Moldavia
• Development of an impact assessment procedure for artwork using shearography as a measurement tool
• Ultra high-resolution 3D laser color imaging of paintings: The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
• Characterization and virtual reconstruction of polychromed alabaster sculptures
• ITR: A laser rangefinder for cultural heritage conservation applications with multi-sensor data integration capabilities
• Multispectral and multi-modal imaging data processing for the identification of painting materials
• Recovering colour and volume from relics in restoration tasks
• Multi IR reflectography
• Imaging and mass spectrometry of microparticles generated during surface decontamination of an ancient parchment sample by laser radiation
• Laser for removing remains of carbonated matrices from Pleistocene fossils
• Environmental optical sol-gel sensors for preventive conservation of cultural heritage
• Author Index
• Back cover