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Infrared Imaging Techniques for Heritage
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Infrared Imaging Techniques for Heritage

A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 7647

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Noemi Orazi

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
Interests: infrared thermography; cultural heritage; nondestructive testing; imaging techniques; bronzes; library materials
Dr. Cristina Cicero

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Department of Literary, Philosophical and Art History Studies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Columbia 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: restoration; cultural heritage; conservation; lybrary and archival heritage; parchment conservation
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Dr. Fulvio Mercuri

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
Interests: infrared thermography; artworks conservation; cultural heritage; nondestructive testing; imaging techniques
Dr. Stefano Paoloni

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
Interests: 3d imaging; cultural heritage; pulsed infrared thermography; thermal diffusivity; infrared analysis; infrared imaging
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The nondestructive characterization of both the structure and the artistic features of Cultural Heritage artifacts may allow us to gather significant insights into their manufacturing process and conservation state, also in order to plan adequate restoration treatments. To this aim, infrared imaging techniques have been proven to be effective tools for the non-invasive analysis of different kind of artworks. Among others, infrared thermography and reflectography have been successfully applied to a large variety of Heritage items, including bronzes, library materials, and painted artworks.

This Special Issue is dedicated to the use of infrared imaging techniques for the inspection of Heritage items. In particular, manuscripts dealing with the development of new methodologies or the application of well-established techniques to specific cases will be considered for publication. This Special Issue is aimed at reviewing new research works carried out in this field in order to demonstrate that infrared imaging techniques can be considered valuable tools today for the detection of a large number of relevant features, thus providing useful information for both scholars and restorers

Original papers which present innovative methods and proposal of new procedures are considered of great interest. We also encourage the submission of case studies and review articles.

Dr. Noemi Orazi
Dr. Cristina Cicero
Dr. Fulvio Mercuri
Dr. Stefano Paoloni
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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The Ethiopian Magic Scrolls: A Combined Approach for the Characterization of Inks and Pigments Composition
by Monia Vadrucci, Davide Bussolari, Massimo Chiari, Claudia De Rose, Michele Di Foggia, Anna Mazzinghi, Noemi Orazi, Carlotta L. Zanasi and Cristina Cicero
Heritage 2023, 6(2), 1378-1396; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6020075 - 30 Jan 2023
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The Ethiopian magic scrolls are traditional parchment artifacts used by the Christians of Ethiopia as protection against disease and demonic possessions. On the occasion of their restoration in the Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bologna (Italy); a preliminary characterization before the treatments has [...] Read more.
The Ethiopian magic scrolls are traditional parchment artifacts used by the Christians of Ethiopia as protection against disease and demonic possessions. On the occasion of their restoration in the Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bologna (Italy); a preliminary characterization before the treatments has been performed on four Ethiopian scrolls belonging to the Archivio storico della provincia di Cristo Re dei Frati Minori dell’Emilia Romagna of Bologna (Italy). In order to plan an effective preservative restoration procedure and; at the same time; to investigate the manufacturing techniques; the text and the decorations on the magic scrolls were studied and characterized. A combined approach by imaging and compositional techniques was used: Infrared Reflectography (IRR) for the preliminary characterization of the graphic supports and the identification of the points to sample the chemical measurements; and the spectroscopic analyses to clarify the hypothesized investigations and confirm the chemical composition of the inks. In particular; Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has provided information relating to the molecular composition of inks and pigments; while a characterization of the constituent elements is obtained with the Ion Beam Analysis (IBA). The ink composition proved to be consistent with data generally documented in the literature and contributing to the expansion of knowledge on Ethiopian magic scrolls and their production. Full article
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Papier-Mâché Puppets’ Characterization by Infrared Imaging Techniques
by Sofia Ceccarelli, Erika Cao, Noemi Orazi, Cristina Cicero, Fulvio Mercuri, Ugo Zammit, Alessandra Terrei and Stefano Paoloni
Heritage 2022, 5(3), 1419-1432; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5030074 - 24 Jun 2022
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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 [...] Read more.
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. Full article
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Investigation of Egyptian Blue on a Fragmentary Egyptian Head Using ER-FTIR Spectroscopy and VIL Imaging
by Germain Wiseman, Stephanie Barnes and Kate Helwig
Heritage 2023, 6(2), 993-1006; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6020056 - 24 Jan 2023
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Non-invasive techniques are being increasingly used for the study of heritage objects. This article describes the results of pigment analysis on a fragmentary Egyptian sculpture using two non-invasive infrared methods: external reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ER-FTIR) spectroscopy and visible-induced infrared luminescence (VIL) photography. ER-FTIR [...] Read more.
Non-invasive techniques are being increasingly used for the study of heritage objects. This article describes the results of pigment analysis on a fragmentary Egyptian sculpture using two non-invasive infrared methods: external reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ER-FTIR) spectroscopy and visible-induced infrared luminescence (VIL) photography. ER-FTIR spectroscopy was used to identify certain of the pigments used on the sculpture, including Egyptian blue, in variously coloured areas. An optimized VIL photographic technique, using a high-resolution camera combined with focus-stacking, permitted detailed mapping of the location of Egyptian blue on the sculpture, including sub-millimeter grains of the pigment scattered across the object’s surface, which were not visible to the naked eye. Full article
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The “Lost Guardians” of Dante’s Inferno: Medium Wave Infrared Imaging Investigations of a XIV Century Illuminated Manuscript
by Noemi Orazi, Fulvio Mercuri, Cristina Cicero, Giovanni Caruso, Ugo Zammit, Sofia Ceccarelli and Stefano Paoloni
Heritage 2022, 5(2), 991-1002; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5020054 - 15 May 2022
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On the occasion of the 700th centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri, medium wave infrared imaging analysis of illuminations of the XIV-century code of the Divina Commedia (MS. 1102), hosted in the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome, was performed and discussed. The investigation [...] Read more.
On the occasion of the 700th centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri, medium wave infrared imaging analysis of illuminations of the XIV-century code of the Divina Commedia (MS. 1102), hosted in the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome, was performed and discussed. The investigation was carried out by means of thermographic and reflectographic techniques on illuminations where the iconographic representation appeared severely damaged. In particular, through the combined use of both techniques, it was possible to recover the images of the damaged parts of the pictorial layer of the illuminations and of their underdrawings, displaying details of the “lost guardians”, which was useful to reconstruct the conservative history of the precious manuscript. Full article
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