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Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks

LACONA VI Proceedings, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 21--25, 2005

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Johann Nimmrichter

    1. Federal Office for Care and Protection of Monuments, Austria

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  2. Wolfgang Kautek

    1. University of Vienna, Austria

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  3. Manfred Schreiner

    1. Institute of Science and Technology in Art, Austria

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  • Presents a fascinating and valuable application of laser technology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Physics (SPPHY, volume 116)

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Table of contents (75 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVI
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  2. Metal

    1. Serendipity, Punctuated

      • John F. Asmus
      Pages 1-9

    2. Laser Cleaning of Corroded Steel Surfaces: A Comparison with Mechanical Cleaning Methods

      • Y. S. Koh, J. Powell, A. Kaplan, J. Carlevi
      Pages 13-20

    3. Laser Cleaning of Gildings

      • M. Panzner, G. Wiedemann, M. Meier, W. Conrad, A. Kempe, T. Hutsch
      Pages 21-28

    4. Current Work in Laser Cleaning of the Porta del Paradiso

      • S. Agnoletti, A. Brini, L. Nicolai
      Pages 29-36

    5. Cleaning Historical Metals: Performance of Laser Technology in Monument Preservation

      • A. Gervais, M. Meier, P. Mottner, G. Wiedemann, W. Conrad, G. Haber
      Pages 37-44

    6. Laser Cleaning the Abergavenny Hoard: Silver Coins from the Time of William the Conqueror

      • M. Davis
      Pages 45-51

  3. Stone

    1. The Application of Laser Cleaning in the Conservation of Twelve Limestone Relief Panels on St. George’s Hall

      • Martin Cooper, Sam Sportun
      Pages 55-64

    2. The Potential Use of Laser Ablation for Selective Cleaning of Indiana Limestone

      • K. C. Normandin, L. Powers, D. Slaton, M. J. Scheffler
      Pages 65-73

    3. Laser Cleaning of a Renaissance Epitaph with Traces of Azurite

      • Johann Nimmrichter, Robert Linke
      Pages 75-81

    4. Laser Cleaning of Peristyle in Diocletian Palace in Split (HR)

      • D. Almesberger, A. Rizzo, A. Zanini, R. Geometrante
      Pages 83-86

    5. Phenomenological Characterisation of Stone Cleaning by Different Laser Pulse Duration and Wavelength

      • S. Siano, M. Giamello, L. Bartoli, A. Mencaglia, V. Parfenov, Renzo Salimbeni
      Pages 87-96

    6. The Cleaning of the Parthenon West Frieze by Means of Combined IR- and UV-Radiation

      • K. Frantzikinaki, G. Marakis, A. Panou, C. Vasiliadis, E. Papakonstantinou, P. Pouli et al.
      Pages 97-104

    7. A Comprehensive Study of the Coloration Effect Associated with Laser Cleaning of Pollution Encrustations from Stonework

      • P. Pouli, G. Totou, Vassilis Zafiropulos, Costas Fotakis, M. Oujja, E. Rebollar et al.
      Pages 105-114

    8. Poultices as a Way to Eliminate the Yellowing Effect Linked to Limestone Laser Cleaning

      • Véronique Vergès-Belmin, M. Labouré
      Pages 115-124

    9. Experimental Investigations and Removal of Encrustations from Interior Stone Decorations of King Sigismund’s Chapel at Wawel Castle in Cracow

      • Andrzej Koss, J. Marczak, M. Strzelec
      Pages 125-131

    10. Nd:YAG Laser Cleaning of Red Stone Materials: Evaluation of the Damage

      • C. Colombo, E. Martoni, M. Realini, A. Sansonetti, G. Valentini
      Pages 133-141

    11. Exists a Demand for Nd:YAG Laser Technology in the Restoration of Stone Artworks and Architectural Surfaces?

      • Erich Pummer
      Pages 143-150

    12. The SALUT Project: Study of Advanced Laser Techniques for the Uncovering of Polychromed Works of Art

      • G. Van der Snickt, A. De Boeck, K. Keutgens, D. Anthierens
      Pages 151-158

  4. Inorganic Materials

    1. Comparison of Wet and Dry Laser Cleaning of Artworks

      • A. Sarzynski, K. Jach, J. Marczak
      Pages 161-167
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About this book

Over the last decades, the use of lasers in artwork conservation has became an important tool for many conservators, scientists, architects and other experts, who are involved in the care of monuments and artefacts or applied laser technology. Professor Costas Fotakis first brought together restorers and scientists in 1995 to discuss the potential of lasers in art conservation. The field of “Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks” has since gained considerably in importance, and nowadays restorers and laser scientists work closely together to develop new applications. Furthermore a large number of national and international research projects have been carried out by conservator-restorers, architects and scientists. In the last 10 years, historical and artistically high-quality monuments (e.g. St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna) have been cleaned or measured by laser, and this has established the laser in the spectra of tools that are useful in the practical realm of artworks. The proceedings of the 2005 congress addresses scientists, conservator-restorers, companies, architects, decision-makers and other experts involved in conservation projects or in the research of new laser equipment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Federal Office for Care and Protection of Monuments, Austria

    Johann Nimmrichter

  • University of Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang Kautek

  • Institute of Science and Technology in Art, Austria

    Manfred Schreiner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks

  • Book Subtitle: LACONA VI Proceedings, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 21--25, 2005

  • Editors: Johann Nimmrichter, Wolfgang Kautek, Manfred Schreiner

  • Series Title: Springer Proceedings in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72310-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-72129-1Published: 16 November 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09129-2Published: 25 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-72130-7Published: 09 August 2009

  • Series ISSN: 0930-8989

  • Series E-ISSN: 1867-4941

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 649

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Engineering, general

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