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euromed 2014 Syracuse catacombs

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

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Fiber Optics Reflectance probe for miniaturized spectrometers

FORS, Reflectance Spectroscopy for pigments. BWTEK mini spectrometer

Just tested the low-cost mini spectrometer from BWTEK, Quest U (BRC112P-U). This is the most affordable of BWTEK series of  mini spectrometers. It features a 2048 pixels linear array and covers the 200 -850 nm range. This test was done in collaboration with MADATEC, an Ital­ian com­pany sup­ply­ing sci­en­tific imag­ing and ana­lyt­i­cal equip­ment also for art conservation

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photoshop for conservation art examination

Photoshop for conservators. Published paper.

Just published on e-Preservation Science: A. Cosentino, S. Stout “Photoshop and Multispectral Imaging for Art Documentation” e-PS, 2014, 11, 91-98. – Download – I want to show my appreciation for the  e-Preservation Science journal. It is one of the few open access journals related to the conservation field. They have a REAL IMPACT on conservation practices

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photoshop for conservation art examination

Testimonials World Map

CHSOS has celebrated 2 years. The first post dated back to October 11th 2012. CHSOS mission is to promote innovative, affordable and sustainable technologies for art examination and documentation publishing 116 posts and 9 publications on open access journals. If you are a follower and you got help regarding your studies or your work from

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