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Imaging Spectroscopy for Quantitative Monitoring of Ageing
Ageing of historical objects often results in changes in the optical properties of the constituent materials. Imaging spectroscopy (IS) can be a valuable tool for monitoring of such changes although it has so far rarely been used in a quantitative [...]
Poly(vinyl chloride) in art and design collections
Tjaša Rijavec, Matija Strlič and Irena Kralj Cigić recently published the invited feature paper “Plastics in Heritage Collections: Poly(vinyl chloride) Degradation and Characterization” in Acta Chimica Slovenica. Museums and galleries house significant collections of objects and contemporary art made of [...]
Material characterisation of a painted beehive panel
Researchers from the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenian Ethnographic Museum and Clyde Hyperspectral Imaging & Technology published the paper »Material characterisation of a painted [...]
Characterisation and durability of Xuan paper
Researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Heritage of the University College London, the Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana, and Sichuan Museum in Chengdu, China, recently published the article titled: »Characterisation and durability of contemporary unsized Xuan paper«. Xuan paper is a [...]
Non‑destructive collection survey of the historical Classense Library
For the first time, a medieval rag-paper based collection has been surveyed using the non-destructive analytical instrument developed in the project SurveNIR. The collection of the Classense library in Ravenna is extraordinarily significant, with more than 800,000 items, among which [...]
Data mining of a historical reference material database
At the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, a substantial research collection of historic paper is available to researchers through E-RIHS.si. The collection was assembled and fully characterised in the EU research project SurveNIR, coordinated by professor Matija Strlic. Through the use [...]
Nanotechnology-based treatments for paper conservation evaluated
Researches from the National and University Library of Slovenia, the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana and the National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana published the article titled »Nano calcium carbonate vs nano calcium hydroxide [...]
Novel Pollutant Monitoring at National Museum of Slovenia
The presence of pollutants in the indoor air is known to contribute to the degradation of heritage objects stored or displayed in heritage institutions. […]
Interview with Professor Strlič
In the frame of the series “Images of Knowledge”, Nina Slaček of the Radio ARS of the Slovenian National Broadcasting Corporation interviewed professor Strlič on 14 February 2020. This was a wide-ranging interview, but generally focusing on heritage science as [...]
