The course is structured into 32 hours of classroom lectures.
Contents
Introduction to Conservation Science (2 hours). Introduction to the main artistic techniques and materials (5 hours). The sampling techniques and non-invasive techniques (2 hours). The sample preparation techniques (1 hour). Morphological investigations (optical and scanning electron microscopy, 2 hours). Materials and element characterization (molecular and atomic spectroscopy-8 hours-, thermal analysis-2 hours-, X-ray diffraction-2 hours). Surface characterization (X-ray fluorescence, 2 hours). Separation techniques (chromatographic methods, 2 hours). Processing of results (2 hours). The decay phenomena of works of art (2 hours).
More information
The professor receives by appointment, upon request by email (laura.rampazzi@uninsubria.it).
