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Training Dec 2015

December 4-6 Training course

We are ready for the upcoming December 4-6 3-days training course. MORE INFO Contact us now for info: antoninocose@gmail.com CHSOS delivers a full hands-on training on affordable and sustainable methods for Art Examination and Documentation. We now can also provide training on Multispectral Imaging with our new system developed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign! We got 43 contributions

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Colours 2015 participants

Colours 2015. Plenary Lecture

CHSOS just came back from Colours 2015 in Evora, Portugal. We gave a Plenary lecture  “Innovative and Sustainable Technical Art Examination and Color Documentation”. Thanks to the organizers, and in particular to Milene Gil, Antonio Candeias and the HERCULES lab team, for this event in beautiful Evora. Scientific examination and documentation of art is expensive. The

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Terahertz CHSOS

Inspection of panel paintings beneath gilded finishes using terahertz time domain imaging

Just published: L. Koch Dandolo, A. Cosentino, P. Uhd Jepsen “Inspection of panel paintings beneath gilded finishes using terahertz time-domain imaging” Studies in Conservation, 60 (1), S159-S166, 2015. DOWNLOAD   Scientific analysis of panel paintings could provide key information to art historians and conservators about the composition and condition of the constituent layers. Knowledge of the structure,

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Effect of different binders

Effects of Different Binders on Technical Photography and Infrared Reflectography of 54 Historical Pigments

Just published: A. Cosentino “Effects of Different Binders on Technical Photography and Infrared Reflectography of 54 Historical Pigments” International Journal of Conservation Science, 6 (3), 287-298, 2015. DOWNLOAD Technical Photography (TP) is the collection of broadband spectral images in the range 360 – 1100 nm collected with a modified digital camera: visible (VIS), ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF),

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October 2015 Training program

On site Art Examination: Puglia, Italy

CHSOS provides on-site art examination worldwide with lightweight equipment. CHSOS is based close to Catania airport serving plenty of Italian domestic destination as well as direct flight to a number of European main cities such as Barcelona, Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Malta, Munich, Nuremberg, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv, Zurich. CHSOS serves museums,

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