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We made the cover story! Discovered Frescoes in Sicily
Just published on the free online magazine, Archeomatica, 2, 2014. This paper presents the discovery of these frescoes and their examination performed with technical photography, XRF, and FORS (Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy). This paper steams from a collaboration that CHSOS has had with University of California San Diego (XRF spectroscopy) and GHT Photonics (FORS spectroscopy)…
How to use Technical Photography for mural paintings
Download our just published study on the application of technical photography for the examination and documentation of wall paintings. Technical Photography for mural paintings: the newly discovered frescoes in Aci Sant’Antonio (Sicily, Italy). CHSOS used technical photography for the examination and documentation of wall paintings in Sicily. Visible, ultraviolet and infrared photography coupled with panoramic and…
Crowdfunding for Art Conservation in Sicily
CHSOS gave a talk at “Save the Soul of Savoca” August 6th 7 PM, Church of San Michele in Savoca (Sicily). CHSOS has collaborated with a local organization that has promoted the study of the church and its conservation through a crowdfunding campaign. “Save the Soul of Savoca – Salviamo i dipinti della chiesa di…
FREE Download – Technical examination for wall paintings
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How to document Historical Graffiti in Catacombs
This new paper discusses RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) for documenting historical graffiti in Catacombs. Historical graffiti provide unique information on the uses of the catacombs over the centuries. Some of the graffiti of the catacombs of San Giovanni are contemporary with the epoch of the paintings that bear them (late antiquity), while others have been incised by…
EuroMed 2014. Pigments of Roman wall paintings in Syracuse Catacombs
CHSOS was at EuroMed 2014, Cyprus (Nov 3-8 ), a conference on digital documentation of heritage for conservation and protection. Samantha Stout, PhD student at CISA3 – University of California San Diego, presented a poster and a short talk on the field project carried out with CHSOS in the Catacombs of San Giovanni, Syracuse, Sicily. These are…
