• 20/12/2022
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Non-invasive microanalyses on 19th-century daguerreotypes

In the framework of the DIAGNOSE project, an article titled “The Colors of the Butterfly Wings: Non-Invasive Microanalytical Studies of Hand-Coloring Materials in 19th-Century Daguerreotypes” has been published in the Heritage journal as part of the special issue “Colour Photography and Film: Analysis, Preservation, and Conservation of Analogue and Digital Materials“, curated by Marcello Picollo […]

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Insight on “Meccatura”

Meccatura is a type of historical gilding technique, which consists in the application of a coloured varnish on burnished metal surfaces (silver or tin foil) with the aim to both imitate the golden surface and to protect the metal from tarnishing. Since the medieval period in Europe, it has been applied in paintings, carved wood altarpieces, […]

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