Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks IX
Editors David SaundersMatija StrlicCapucine KorenbergNaomi LuxfordKaren Birkhölzer
The papers in this volume were presented as papers or posters at the ninth meeting dedicated to the use of lasers in the conservation of artworks (LACONA), hosted by the British Museum and University College, London. They focus not only on the fundamental scientific research behind the use of laser technology, but also on the application of lasers in the treatment and analyses of cultural heritage in a way that is directly applicable to conservation practice. The papers illustrate three broad themes that have recurred throughout the well-established series of LACONA meetings, presenting advances in: the use of laser technologies in conservation treatments for cultural heritage; laser-based methods for imaging, 3D documentation and modelling; and laser-based techniques for analysis, diagnostics and monitoring.
Foreword
Oral presentations
The human factor
Giorgio Bonsanti
Studies on the laser removal of consolidants and protective coatings from samples of Australian Aboriginal bark paintings
Deb M. Kane, Guido Palmer, Ben F. Johnston, Stephan Haefner, Andreas T. Bilicki, Alex Fuerbach and Alanna J. J. Fernandes
Analysis of varnish removal on tempera paints by nanosecond and femtosecond UV lasers
Mohamed Oujja, Ana García, Carolina Romero, Javier R. Vázquez de Aldana, Pablo Moreno and Marta Castillejo
Application of optical coherence tomography for monitoring some conservation treatments
Magdalena Iwanicka, Piotr Targowski, Ewa A. Kwiatkowska and Marcin Sylwestrzak
Optical coherence tomography for high-resolution real-time varnish ablation monitoring
Piotr Targowski, Jan Marczak, Ewa A. Kwiatkowska, Marcin Sylwestrzak and Antoni Sarzyński
Film formation of artists’ acrylic paints in tropical climates using dynamic speckle interferometry
Nicole Tse, Elaine Miles and Ann Roberts
A case study in the removal of paint and corrosion from cast iron using a Nd:YAG laser
Andrzej Dajnowski and Bartosz Dajnowski
High repetition rate laser restoration and monitoring of large area gilded surfaces
Mitsu Kono, Ken G.H. Baldwin, Alison Wain, Margaret Sawicki, Igor K. Malkiel and Andrei V. Rode
Real-time monitoring of laser-assisted removal of shellac from wooden artefacts using digital holographic speckle pattern interferometry
Eirini Bernikola, Kristalia Melessanaki, Kostas Hatzigiannakis, Vivi Tornari and Paraskevi Pouli
Laser cleaning of excavated fresco fragments: testing and optimization of laser parameters and structural monitoring by means of digital holographic speckle pattern interferometry
Zsuzsanna Márton, Ivett Kisapáti, Paraskevi Pouli, Eirini Bernikola and Vivi Tornari
Studying transportation effects on canvas paintings by full field digital holographic techniques
Elsa Tsiranidou, Eirini Bernikola, Vivi Tornari, Thomas Fankhauser, Matthias Läuchli, Nathalie Bäschlin and Cornelius Palmbach
Use of laser technology for the conservation project of an eighteenth-century terracotta sculpture by Gaspare Sibilla
Pietro Baraldi, Maria Giulia Barberini, Davide Fodaro, Lorenzo Pio Massimo Martino, Claudia Pelosi and Livia Sforzini
Microstructure of laboratory replicates of ancient Egyptian faience: a new investigation with optical coherence tomography
Haida Liang, Margaret Sax and David Saunders
Combining terrestrial laser scanner and SAR interferometry for structural monitoring of the archaeological monuments of Palatine Hill and Roman Forum (Rome, Italy)
Deodato Tapete, Nicola Casagli, Riccardo Fanti, Chiara Del Ventisette, Roberto Cecchi and Pia Petrangeli
3D documentation of historic building stone and long-term observation of environmental influences and restorative measures
Nils Wetter, Sybille Herkner and Rainer Drewello
The use of nonlinear microscopy techniques to assess the affected region in the laser cleaning of polymeric coatings
Sotiria Kogou, Alexandros Selimis, George J. Tserevelakis, Paraskevi Pouli, George Filippidis and Costas Fotakis
The application of 3D electronic speckle pattern interferometery (ESPI) for the structural analysis of paintings on canvas
Christina Young
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for the characterization of organic materials in mural paintings
Sylvain Grégoire, Marjorie Boudinet, Frédéric Pelascini, Fabrice Surma, Yves Holl, Vincent Motto-Ros, Stéphanie Duchêne and Vincent Detalle
Ultrafast laser studies of the characteristics and timescales of photodegradation in alizarin and purpurin
Sarah Thompson, Charles Rohde, Erin Griffey and M. Cather Simpson
A spectroscopic study of ancient Roman fresco fragments from Casa di Augusto at the Palatino: towards an on-site multidisciplinary project
Chiara Alisi, Kerstin Barup, Maria Paola Bracciale, Alessandra Broggi, Francesco Castagnoli, Giovanna Cecchi, Cinzia Conti, Jenny Hällström, David Lognoli, Lorenzo Palombi, Valentina Raimondi, Maria Laura Santarelli, Annarosa Sprocati and Sune Svanberg
An investigation of the potential of hyperspectral fluorescence lidar imaging of biodeteriogens on mural paintings
Alessia Andreotti, Antonio Cecchi, Giovanna Cecchi, Maria Perla Colombini, Costanza Cucci, Oana Cuzman,Cristina Fornacelli, Monica Galeotti, Francesca Gambineri, Ioana Gomoiu, David Lognoli, Dan Mohanu, Lorenzo Palombi, Sara Penoni, Marcello Picollo, Daniela Pinna, Valentina Raimondi and Piero Tiano
3D scanning and printing as conservation tools: an innovative treatment of a vandalized bronze statue, The Thinker by Rodin
Tonny Beentjes and Rozemarijn van der Molen
Re-engineering Watt: a case study and best practice recommendations for 3D colour laser scans and 3D printing in museum artefact documentation
Mona Hess and Stuart Robson
Exploring the use of laser scanning and finite element analysis in the restoration of Tullio Lombardo’s marble sculpture of Adam
Ronald Street, Patrick Cunningham, Michael Bak and Daniel Fridline
Poster presentations
Laser cleaning of graffiti, deposits and oxide stains on dolomitic marble: comparison with traditional methods
Vanessa Antúnez Pérez, María del Pilar Ortiz Calderón, José María Martín Ramirez, Rocio Ortiz Calderon, Maria Auxiliadora Gómez Morón, Francisco Gámez, Ana Rodriguez Hortal and Bruno Martinez-Haya
Modification of iron corrosion after pulsed laser irradiation
João Avelãs Resende, Anabela Hipólito and Margarida Pires
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis and laser cleaning of metal objects rescued from HMS Swift
Gabriel M. Bilmes, Fernando C. Alvira, Natalia Perez Zoloza and Alberto A. Orsetti
Comparison of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century portrait miniatures by Raman microscopy and other techniques
Lucia Burgio, Anna Cesaratto and Alan Derbyshire
Surface micro-morphology analysis during laser ablation treatments
Ilaria Cacciari, Daniele Ciofini, Marta Mascalchi, Andrea Azelio Mencaglia and Salvatore Siano
Laser-induced fluorescence and ultrasound techniques to study thermal modification induced on white marble
Luisa Caneve, Francesco Colao, Cristina Giancristofaro, Franca Persia, Giulia Ricci and Angelo Tatì
An integrated instrument for real-time profilometry and multispectral infrared reflectography for the analysis of deformations on paintings
Claudia Daffara, Raffaella Fontana, Marco Barucci, Enrico Pampaloni and Luca Pezzati
Laser cleaning of copper-based coins
Maria Luisa De Giorgi, Emilia D’Anna, Andrea Della Patria, Horacio De Rosa, Antonella Lorusso, Panayiota Orfanou and Alessio Perrone
Varieties of verdigris containing copper(II) hydroxychlorides and other compounds: preliminary results
José Manuel de la Roja, Margarita San Andrés, Natalia Sancho, Sonia Santos and Valentín G. Baonza
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and reflectance measurements of medieval frescoes by Giusto de’ Menabuoi in the Padua Baptistery
Roberta Fantoni, Luisa Caneve, Francesco Colao, Ramiro dell’Erba, Luca Fiorani and Antonio Palucci
Removal of bronze gilding layers using a 20ps fibre laser
Paul Fitzsimons, Kenneth Watkins, Abdelrazek El-Naggar and Zoe Allen
Evaluation of laser cleaning of old copper roofing and gilding using tunable length laser pulses
Halina Garbacz, Elżbieta Fortuna-Zaleśna, Jan Marczak, Marek Strzelec, Andrzej Koss and Anna Zatorska
Laser cleaning to remove overpaint from paintings on canvas and wood
Maria Auxiliadora Gómez Morón, Pilar Ortíz, Jose María Martín, Vanessa Antúnez and Rocío Ortíz
A new portable digital holographic speckle pattern interferometry (DHSPI) system for structural documentation of artworks
Kostas Hatzigiannakis, Eirini Bernikola and Vivi Tornari
Application of confocal laser scanning microscopy in monitoring photodynamic treatment of phototrophicbiofilms from Roman hypogea
Paul Hsieh, Elena Romano and Patrizia Albertano
An initial investigation into the use of the Nd:YAG laser to remove resins from archaeological bone
Capucine Korenberg, Clare Ward and Hélène Delaunay
Cleaning of artificially soiled papers by infrared and mid-infrared lasers
Domna G. Kotsifaki, Litsa Zekou, Simone Pentzien, Jörg Krüger and Alexandros A. Serafetinides
Restoration work on the Loggia della Mercanzia, Siena (Italy)
Stefano Landi, Francesca Droghini, Marco Giamello and Giuseppe Sabatini
Investigating the removal of resins from archaeological and artificially corroded iron using an Nd:YAG laser
Hye Youn Lee, Nam Chul Cho, Jong Myoung Lee and Jae Eun Yu
A semi-quantitative Raman-LIBS analysis of Terra Sigillata ware
Cristiana Lofrumento, Marilena Ricci, Philippe Sciau, Yoanna Leon and Emilio Mario Castellucci
Analysis of damage in the mural paintings from A Ribeira Sacra by means of electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI)
Ana J. López, Emanuel Boaglio, Javier Lamas, Alberto Ramil, Lucía Pereira, Beatriz Prieto and Benita Silva
Evaluation of the effectiveness of UV laser ablation of graffiti from ornamental granite
Ana J. López, Teresa Rivas, María Paula Fiorucci, Santiago Pozo, Javier Lamas and Alberto Ramil
Possibilities and challenges of terahertz (THz) time domain spectroscopy for investigation of hidden wall paintings
Michael Panzner, Andrea Schmid, Wolfram Köhler, Adam Rosowski, Udo Klotzbach, Andreas Wetzig and Eckhard Beyer
3D laser digitization for the condition monitoring of the Da Maiano terracotta roundels – five years on
Zoe Roberts and Kathryn Hallett
Laser cleaning of granitic stones: modelling the heat-affected zone by means of a finite elements method
Emilio Saavedra, Ana J. López, María Paula Fiorucci, Javier Lamas, AlbertoRamil and Teresa Rivas
Saving surface finishes on terracotta tiles using laser cleaning
Antonio Sansonetti, Chiara Colombo, Claudia Conti, Stefano Della Torre, Rebecca Fant and Jana Striova
A novel approach: laser cleaning intermediated by agar gel
Jana Striova, Marilena Anzani, Leonardo Borgioli, Anna Brunetto, Alfio Rabbolini, Giacomo Roati and Antonio Sansonetti
Study of the influence of atmospheric pollution on the open-air collection of the Railway Museum in Warsaw
Marek Strzelec, Jan Marczak, Terje Grøntoft, Anna Kozelska, Karolina Brama, Wojciech Skrzeczanowski, Anna Zatorska, Janusz Mróz, Susana López-Aparicio, Dariusz Zasada and Grażyna Z. Å»ukowska
Principal component analysis of LIBS spectra of chrome-based pigments in a linseed oil binding medium: a potential indicator of ageing
Tamás Tóth and Zsuzsanna Márton
Nd:YAG laser cleaning of encrustation layers on historic stained glass windows
Malgorzata Walczak, Katarzyna Szelagowska-Kunstman and Pawel Karaszkiewicz
ISBN 9781904982876
Binding Paperback
Dimensions 210 x 297mm
Pages 272
Illustrations 103 colour and 19 half-tone images
Published February 2013
Price £65.00