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A novel approach to the problem of characterizing the binding media in early Italian paintings (13th/16th century)

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This paper reports on the observations made on samples from five Italian paintings (13th/16th centuries) using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Previous studies of paint samples using Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) have demonstrated that the resulting curves are sensitive to the age of the sample [1], its chemical composition and the type of white pigment used [2]. Since DSC provides a direct measure of the heat evolved during an exothermic reaction, it can be used to quantify the effects previously observed using DTA.

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Diese Arbeit berichtet über DSC-Beobachtungen an Proben von fünf italienischen Gemälden (13./16.Jahrhundert). Vorangehende Untersuchungen von Farbenproben mittels DTA zeigten, daß die sich ergebenden Kurven vom Alter der Probe [1], ihrer chemischen Zusammensetzung und von der Art des verwendeten weißen Pigmentes abhängen [2]. Da DSC eine Möglichkeit bietet, die bei einer exothermen Reaktion freigesetzte Wärme direkt zu messen, kann sie benutzt werden, um die mittels DTA gefundenen Ergebnisse zu quantifizieren.

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. H. J. Seifert on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Odlyha, M. A novel approach to the problem of characterizing the binding media in early Italian paintings (13th/16th century). Journal of Thermal Analysis 37, 1431–1440 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01913479

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