The NMR-MOUSE is a portable magnetic resonance imaging device employed for non-destructive testing of hydrogen-containing materials. Following an introduction to NMR and the NMR-MOUSE, the use of the device for heritage studies is illustrated with examples concerning mummies, easel paintings and frescoes. Blümich, Concepts and Applications of the NMR-MOUSE, in: D.M. Bastidas, E. Cano, eds., …
Ceiling and wall paintings pose significant challenges for historic house management due to their position at the interface between the environment and the building. Tight restrictions to modifications on built heritage prevent total control of the environment, resulting in temperature and humidity fluctuations. Different hygrothermal responses within the wall painting stratigraphy frequently lead to fracturing …
Two paintings made by the same artist in 1616 to depict The Dinner and The Dance celebrations of the Pipenpoyse Wedding were examined at Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands. In addition to a shared provenance these paintings demonstrated similarities in their composition and identical materials and techniques. However, the paintings exhibited dramatic differences in …
In this chapter we look at a range of techniques which can provide complementary information on the properties of Cultural Heritage objects. The first of these, Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence (NRF), is a novel technique which tunes high energy γ-rays to particular nuclei. The high energy γ-rays can probe the volume of cultural heritage artefacts, providing …
Typical experiments conducted with single‐sided NMR are incapable of unique chemical identification and, thus, often rely on comparative measurements in scientific study. However, cultural heritage objects have unique natures and histories, making a genuine ‘control’ sample a rarity and complicating many scientific investigations. In this paper, we present some comparative results enabled by such a …
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