CHSOS collaborated with Catania (Sicily) Archaeological authorities to contribute Technical Photography Diagnostics on the newly discovered XII century wall paintings in Nunziatella di Mascali, Sicily. CHSOS studied them with high resolution Visible, Infrared and Infrared False Color photography. We contributed “Indagine diagnostica multispettrale sugli affreschi” to the just published “La Nunziatella sopra Mascali”.
We just performed (March 20 and 21) Technical Photography documentation of other Aztec manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. These documents have European writing in the Aztec language, Nahuatl, on them that is no longer legible. They also have corrections to non-alphabetic indigenous writing with the potential to become legible through Technical Photography. Dr Jerry…
We do run a lot of initiatives, Stay on top of things! Contributed by Camilla Perondi and Giacomo Vianini In this post we want to talk about Photomodeling, that is the creation of 3D models from 2D pictures taken with an ordinary camera. This method is a cost-effective alternative to laser scanning , for fast…
Just published on e-Conservation Magazine, vol 25, “A Practical Guide to Panoramic Multispectral Imaging”. I’ve been posting on panoramic infrared reflectography and panoramic multispectral imaging since October 2012. In this paper on e-conservation magazine I give much more details. I like e-conservation Magazine, their mission and their style. I appreciate also the editorials of Rui…
I want share with you my list of best readings on Scientific and Technical Art Examination. Friends keep asking me for suggested readings…so, here you are! This is not comprehensive, of course, but, I would say, a good starting point. I don’t mention more technical readings on specific topics, such as pigments identification and analytic…
This application case results from a collaboration with Giovanni Landi – a Mobile AR (Augmented Reality) solution engineer. He designs and develops mobile applications based on AR and Realtime 3D and he has a keen interest on art examination and documentation. I am collaborating with Giovanni providing multispectral imaging datasets of works of art to…
Learn about the Technical Photography examination of the Codex Xolotl and Mapa Quinatzin. The Houston Museum published an article on our latest examination in Paris at the Bibliothèque National de France.
