YOCOCUcontribute and role of youth in conservation

of cultural heritage

Edited byAndrea Macchia

Enrico GrecoBiagia Antonella Chiarandà

Nicoletta Barbabietola

IA-CSItalian Association of Conservation Scientists

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Italian Association of Conservation Scientists

in collaboration with

Research Center “La Sapienza” for Applied Sciences in Environmental Protection and Cultural Heritage

C.N.R. Institute of Nanostructured Materials, Palermo Research Division

Young Group of the Italian Chemical Society

Archeomatica the Italian journal on Cultural Heritage Technologies

Thermo Scientific

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Copyright © 2011 by Italian Association of Conservation Scientist - Rome

first edition, May 2011

Edited byAndrea Macchia, Enrico Greco, Biagia Antonella Chiarandà, Nicoletta Barbabietola

PublisherCentro Interdisciplinare di Ricerca per le Scienze Applicate alla Protezione dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali Ateneo “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185, Rome

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ISBN: 978-88-97484-01-1

YOCOCUcontribute and role of youth in conservation

of cultural heritage

Edited by

Andrea MacchiaEnrico Greco

Biagia Antonella ChiarandàNicoletta Barbabietola

Italian Association of Conservation Scientist

IA-CS

YOCOCU’10

Scientific Committee

Luigi Campanella Sapienza University of Rome

Maria Pia Casaletto C.N.R. Institute of Nanostructured Materials, Palermo Research Division

Henry A. DePhillips Jr. Trinity College, Hartford

Enrico Ciliberto University of Catania

Ernesto Borrelli Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro, ISCR, Rome

Marisa Laurenzi Tabasso Sapienza University of Rome

Silvia Prati University of Bologna, Microchemistry and Microscopy Art Diagnostic Laboratory, M2MADL

Lorenzo Appolonia Italian Group of International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, IIC

Guido Meli Director of Centro Regionale per la Progettazione ed il Restauro CRPR, Palermo

Maria Pia Spanò Centro Regionale per la Progettazione ed il Restauro, CRPR, Palermo

Sergio Tinè President of forum Restauro@Conservazione

Luciana Cestari DONNA LUCIANA

Organizing Committee of YOCOCU meeting - Palermo, May 24th - 26th 2010

Maria Francesca Alberghina IA-CS and University of Palermo

Nicoletta Barbabietola IA-CS

Ernesto Borrelli Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro, ISCR, Rome

Alessandra Carollo IA-CS

Maria Pia Casaletto C.N.R. Institute of Nanostructured Materials, Palermo Research Division

Enrico Greco IA-CS and University of Catania

Andrea Macchia IA-CS and Sapienza University of Rome

Silvia Prati University of Bologna, Microchemistry and Microscopy Art Diagnostic Laboratory, M2MADL

Fernanda Prestileo Centro Regionale per la Progettazione ed il Restauro, CRPR, Palermo

Daniela Rullo Italian Group of International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, IIC

Giuseppe Salvaggio IA-CS

Salvatore Schiavone IA-CS and University of Palermo

Maria Pia Spanò Centro Regionale per la Progettazione ed il Restauro, CRPR, Palermo

V

INDEX

Preface p. XI

Presentation » XV

Organic materials and textiles

Microbial degradation of historical textile objectsKatja Kavkler, Nina Gunde Cimerman, Polona Zalar, Andrej Demšar » 1

Can anoxic conditions prevent fading of dyes? Focus on indigo with the use of UV-VIS, FT-IR, XRF and Raman techniquesMonika Koperska, Tomasz Łojewski, Joanna Łojewska » 13

New antioxidants systems for stabilization of ink damaged paperOlga Darčanova, Birutė Sivakova, Aldona Beganskienė, Aivaras Kareiva » 25

“Reading between the lines” of ancient manuscriptsGiovanna Piantanida, Armida Sodo, Michela Monti, Marina Bicchieri » 33

Magnetic and optical supports for preservation. Problems and perspective Aldo Corazza, Franco Liberati, Giovanni Marinucci, Matteo Placido, Maria Teresa Tanasi » 39

Solid state NMR characterization of the waterlogged wooden partof Acqualadrone roman rostrum Stella Bastone, Alberto Spinella, Manuela Romagnoli, Cecilia A. Buccellato, Eugenio Caponetti » 49

On the identification of organic materials in painting cross sections by means of ToF-SIMS Donata Magrini, Francesca Benetti, Giuseppe De Giosa » 59

The research and conservation of archaeological textiles kept at the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan Fariz S. Khalilli » 69

VI

Scientific researches on historical photographic materials Lorena Botti, Aldo Corazza, Matteo Placido, Luciano Residori, Daniele Ruggiero » 73

Termite control with low environmental impact method for the conservation of cultural heritage Mauro Colapicchioni, Giovanna Pasquariello, Italo Tigliè, Mario Marini, Roberto Ferrari » 83

Glass and Ceramics

Issues in the conservation of a glass icon. Case study: Ana Deji, “the anguished mother of god” (tempera on glass, the 20th century) Ioan Paul Colta » 91

The browning of stained glass windows: characterization of Mn-corrosion bodies and evaluation of cleaning methodsSimone Cagno, Gert Nuyts, Kristel de Vis, Joost Caen, Willy Van Mol, Evi Bongaers, Bart Pauvels, Koen Janssens » 99

Ceramic of Caltagirone: from production to archaeometric characterizationAnna Maria Gueli, Emanuele Nicastro, Antonella Privitera, Giuseppe Stella, Sebastiano Olindo Troja » 107

Some considerations about the methodological approach for the archaeometric study of glassChiara Letizia Serra, Alberta Silvestri, Gianmario Molin » 119

Metals and Stones

Characterization and thermodynamic interpretation of ancient gold refining processes based on a dioscorides recipeDaniela Ferro, Sergio Brutti, David R. Loepp, Angela Celauro » 131

Treatments for recovering the original chromatism of coloured stonesIlaria Nicolini, Anna Maria Mecchi, Susanna Bracci » 141

VII

Complementarity of the XRF and LIBS analyses in the conservation science: the case studies of the bronze alloysMaria Francesca Alberghina, Rosita Barraco, Maria Brai, Tiziano Schillaci, Luigi Tranchina » 153

Conservation of copper alloys artifacts from archaeological excavation Maura Mereu, Vilma Basilissi, Giuseppe Guida, Massimo Vidale, Maria Pia Casaletto, Gabriel Maria Ingo, Luciana Drago, Enrico Greco » 163

Inversion tests on ultrasonic tomography dataPatrizia Capizzi, Pietro L. Cosentino, Salvatore Schiavone » 177

Characterization of degradation in cryptsDelia D’Agostino, Rosella Cataldo, Stefano Siviero » 183

A new preparation method of nanolime dispersion for the conservation of artworksGiorgio Nasillo, Maria Luisa Saladino, Delia Chillura Martino, Irene Natali, Luigi Dei, Eugenio Caponetti » 195

Evaluation of Carboxylate-based Coatings for the Protection of Copper and Copper AlloysAlice Elia, Mark Dowsett, Gareth Jones, Annemie Adriaens » 203

From waste to art and archaeology: polystyrene films as an innovative tool for protection of metallic artefactsFrancesca Giambi, Luigi Dei, Piero Baglioni » 213

Laser Ablation coupled to Mass Spectrometry (LAMS) applied to the Cultural HeritageAlfio Torrisi, Lorenzo Giuffrida, Francesco Caridi, Tiziana Serafino, Eligio Daniele Castrizio, Guglielmo Mondio, Lorenzo Torrisi » 223

Contribution of Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) to the formation of black crusts on building materials in urban enviroment of Sicily (Italy) Luciana Randazzo » 231

Electrical measurements for the evaluation of water presence in stones Fabiana Consalvi, Giovanni E. Gigante, Franco Meddi » 241

VIII

Selection of microbial strains for the development of a biocleaning procedure for shellac removal from Artwork surfacesNicoletta Barbabietola, Chiara Alisi, Flavia Tasso, Michela Grimaldi, Salvatore Chiavarini, Carla Ubaldi, Paola Marconi, Brunella Perito, Anna Rosa Sprocati » 247

Stone restoration at Stelea Curch, Târgovişte – Romania, after biodegradation occurred due to the “modernization” of the monumentVeronica Burtea, Oana Chachula » 255

Spectrophotometric investigations at the museum: monitoring of colour changes during differentiated cleaning of the marble statuesMaria Francesca Alberghina, Salvatore Schiavone, Fernanda Prestileo, Ermanno Cacciatore, Lorella Pellegrino, Donato Perrone » 267

Artificial patina in experimental archaeologyLuigi Campanella, Barbara De Filippo, Daniela Ferro, Stefano Natali, Marcella Guiso, Andrea Brotzu » 281

Analytical characterization of plasters and stones coming from the 19th century Palazzo Fragapane in GrammicheleFernanda Cantone, Enrico Ciliberto, Enrico Greco, Salvatore La Delfa, Gabriella Murgana » 297

Pigments and Paintings

Green pigments: tradition and modernity in painting according to Portuguese 19th century technical literature Sónia Barros dos Santos, António João Cruz » 307

Spectroscopy studies on conservation issues in modern and contemporary art paintingsJoana Domingues, Francesca Rosi, Grazia De Cesare, Costanza Miliani » 319

Identification of protein content in the gypsum painting support by FTIR spectroscopy, PCA and neural networkElena Rogoz, Olimpia-Hinamatsuri Barbu » 329

IX

Mesoamerican mural paintings. Physico chemical characterization of materials and application of calcium hydroxide nanoparticles for consolidation Lorenza Bernini » 337

Investigation the history and consequences of past restoration interventions on frescos – the case of baroque paintings of Giulio Quaglio in LjubljanaMateja Neža Sitar » 343

Wall painting of the Castiglioni college chapel: preparatory investigations for restoration work. A material study of the pictorial displayMarco Simone Grandi, Chiara Zanchi, Camilla Irine Mura, Pietro Galinetto, Maurizio Licchelli, Maria Pia Riccardi » 353

Characterization of plaster and stucco paintings from the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in TrentoSilvia Minghelli, Pietro Baraldi, Maria Teresa Guaitoli » 361

Problem of illumination of cultural heritage: the case of realgar Andrea Macchia, Giorgia Roscioli, Enrico Greco, Luigi Campanella, Adriana Maras » 369

Polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels for cleaning works of art: recent developments Irene Natali, Emiliano Carretti, Lora Angelova, Richard G. Weiss, Luigi Dei, Piero Baglioni » 377

Cultural experiences

Shaping the meaning of the dwellings inscribed on the world heritage listHsiu-jui Lin » 383

Analytical investigations in Ostia: Porta Marina (Rome)Giacomo A. Orofino, Marcello Turci » 393

X

The place of medieval town of Shamkir in our cultural heritage protection Huseynli Namiq, Rasul Mirzoev » 403

Cultural Heritage Protection, Preservation and Development in Historical Centres of Modern Towns in Context of Kuldiga, Europe and Nordic CountriesJana Jākobsone, Ivars Strautmanis » 413

Excavation, conservation and utilization of the archaeological sites in AzerbaijanJeyhun Eminli, Ulviyya Imamverdiyeva » 425

The past reborn. Digital restitution of the archaeological site of PolizzelloAlessandro Fiamingo, Enrico Greco, Emanuele Sangregorio, Riccardo Giovanni Urso » 433

The diagnostics in the field of Cultural Heritage: high school students first experiencesSalvatore La Delfa, Pamela Costanzo, Marzia Canonico, Alessandra Corso, Marika Lanzafame, Monica Mangiafico, Houda Nazih » 439

Analysis of the Architectural heritage of El-Mansoura city, Egypt towards urban conservation approachMohamed A. M. Khalil, Alaa S. El-Eashy » 449

Keywords index » 459

Authors index » 463

YOCOCU Network » 467

XI

YOCOCU was born in 2008 from an idea by Andrea Macchia, Luigi Campanella and Ernesto Borrelli with the aim to realize a network among young professionals and researchers, working in different fields of Cultural Heritage. YOCOCU has soon begun an extraordinary symbol of union where young students, researchers and professionals, all animated by common goals, meet to tell their own stories, to give their inputs to research and cultural growth in the different fields of Cultural Heritage: chemistry, physics, biology, restoration, archaeology, architecture. With this event, young professionals, students and researchers are called to increase and strengthen their consciousness to be the main actors of the present and future society and the power for the development of new knowledge. A challenge in a world in rapid transformation, that requires a fast evolution of knowledge and know-how, which should be available to all. This is the reason of YOCOCU: all work together for our collective interest and show this work in a unique, free and open to all meeting. The success of the two editions of YOCOCU has been reached thanks to all the participants and organizers, who have made YOCOCU a network for interdisciplinary and international collaborations. YOCOCU is a history made up of several chapters, each one with its own author and its specific topic.

Good reading.

the Editors

May, 2011

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To save and to protect cultural heritage

means to

know them and to know them means to be able to

adopt any technical way which can help us in this

direction. The new technologies continuously evolv-

ing require a scientific adaptability that sometime

is lacking in the senior researchers,but fortunately

is well present in many of young scientists. So the

contributions of science youth in the field of cul-

tural heritage is particularly significant. An other

reason is based on the civil and social com

ponents

of the behaviour. In this case th

e education to them

means to prepare good citizens of tomorrow and

this takes specifically for young ones. YOCOCU is

a network showing always this double feeling and it

is a pleasure for me to introduce this book.

from Luigi Campanella

to all

May 2011

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