Article: Clean Art? (2006)

Title: Clean Art?
Author: Charles S. Rhyne
Reference: Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Vol. 45, Fall/Winter 2006, pp. 165-170
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Abstract:

Originally presented as the introduction to a session on the cleaning of art at the 2004 annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, this paper is not limited to one type of art but attempts to consider issues relevant to all forms, materials, uses, and periods, from any region or culture. It encourages what might be called “comparative conservation.” The article focuses on the diverse purposes for which art is cleaned, and attempts to facilitate the ongoing discussion of the values embodied in these choices and the means to achieve them.

Article: characterization of pigments by reflectance spectroscopy (2008)

Title: Optical characterization of pigments by reflectance spectroscopy in support of UV laser cleaning treatments
Authors: S. Acquaviva, E. D’Anna, M. L. De Giorgi, A. Della Patria, L. Pezzati
Reference: Applied Physics A, Volume 92, Number 1, July 2008, pp. 223-227
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-008-4486-2
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Abstract:

The study of optical properties of artwork materials is of fundamental importance for laser-based restoration techniques. In this work, reflectance spectroscopic measurements and colorimetric analyses of painted wooden models were performed to discriminate between pigments on the basis of their spectral features. In particular, the spectral reflection factors of different white pigments were recorded with a fibre optics reflectance spectroscopy module, both before and after excimer laser (248 nm) irradiation. Colour data were obtained and monitored with an integrating sphere spectrophotometer and expressed with the CIE L*a*b* colour coordinates. Moreover, the laser-induced morphological changes of the samples were investigated by scanning electron microscopy.

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Science for Conservators, Vol. 2 (2002)

Title: Science for Conservators, Vol. 2: Cleaning
Editor: Jonathan Ashley-Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2002
Pages: 136
ISBN-10: 0415071658
ISBN-13: 978-0415071659
Other editions: 1983 by Crafts Council; 1987 by The Conservation Unit of the Museums & Galleries Commision; 1992 by Routledge, reprinted in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002
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Table of Contents (compact version):
Chapter 1. The nature of dirt
Chapter 2. Mechanical cleaning
Chapter 3. Liquids and solutions
Chapter 4. Organic solvents
Chapter 5. Cleaning with water
Chapter 6. Water, acidity and alkalinity
Chapter 7. Cleaning by chemical reaction

See also: Science for Conservators, Vol. 1: An Introduction to Materials