https://heritagebites.org/2022/01/11/its-not-springtime-but-plastics-are-in-bloom/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/featuredimage.pngfeaturedimage2022-01-10T15:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/places/2021-05-27T14:19:54+00:00weekly0.6https://heritagebites.org/meet-the-team/2021-02-01T19:22:45+00:00weekly0.6https://heritagebites.org/2021/01/28/theres-no-place-likethe-lab-conservation-and-scientific-analysis-of-dorothys-ruby-slippers/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wizardofozjudygarlandcrop.jpgWizardOfOzJudyGarlandCrophttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/smithsonian_national_museum_of_american_history_-_dorothy_ruby_slippers_6269207855.jpgSmithsonian_National_Museum_of_American_History_-_Dorothy_Ruby_Slippers_(6269207855)2021-01-27T23:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2021/01/13/ahead-of-her-time-plautilla-nelli-and-her-everlasting-last-supper/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/portrait_of_plautilla_nelli.jpgPortrait_of_Plautilla_Nelli2021-01-13T17:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2020/11/30/maya-in-blues-investigations-on-maya-blue-shades-in-mesoamerican-codices/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/feature-image.jpgFeature image2021-01-07T15:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2020/08/18/the-scent-of-the-past-classifying-works-of-art-by-their-smell/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/graphical_abstract_crop.pngGraphical_Abstract_Crop2020-08-13T14:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2020/07/20/dont-lick-your-hands-arsenic-pigments-used-in-16-17th-c-bookbinding/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/green_paint-1.pnggreen_painthttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/figure-1.pngLA-ICP-MS data of a 17th century book.Figure 1. Sample from the book KLR-11972 Herlufsholm 186.6. The top image is an optical photo of the sample cross section taken in polarized light. The images below show the corresponding LA-ICP-MS data, specifically how each element of interest maps back onto the sample. https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/banner-photo-2.pngBanner Photo 22020-07-15T21:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/11/18/deadly-beautiful-pigments-how-arsenic-sulfide-pigment-degradation-affects-the-degradation-of-paintings/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/feature-image.jpgFeature imagehttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image-2.jpgImage 2https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/figure-1.jpgFigure 12020-07-15T18:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2020/02/14/a-brain-found-in-glass-pieces/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20191107_124347.jpgsdrsdrhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/herculaneum-2364585_1920.jpgherculaneum-2364585_19202020-02-15T01:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/08/27/the-mof-a-metal-organic-ultraporous-sponge-for-gaseous-vinegar/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stopping_acetic_acid_cycle_largergray1.pngStopping_acetic_acid_cycle_largergrayhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mofswithkey.pngMOFswithkeyhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/structureswithguests.pngstructureswithguestshttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/am-2018-02930m_0006.jpguntitledhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/putto_ouroboros_ultracropped.jpgputto_ouroboros_ultracropped2019-10-24T22:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/10/15/distinguishing-the-composition-of-medieval-stained-glass-windows-using-x-rays/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/figure_2_b-1.pngFigure_2_bFigure 2. Example schematic of using data from a MA-XRF scan of a stained glass window to understand the different glass compositions present. The detector scans across the glass window to collect data on the elements present in the glass, and then the data is visualized by plotting element ratios and how those ratios cluster. The clusters are assigned a color and the locations where those clusters occur are recolored over the glass to provide a qualitative understanding of the different glass compositions. https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/figure_1_lighter-1.pngFigure_1_lighterFigure 1. Stained glass windows of St. George (left) and St. Michael (right), c. 1490. Originally designed for the chapel of the Bruges guild of St. Luke in the Church of Our Lady, the panels are now part of the collection of the City Museum of Bruges. https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/header_image.jpgHeader_image2023-12-19T07:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/06/03/a-fluorescent-party-fluorescence-spectroscopy-for-non-invasive-characterization-of-artwork/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/feature-image.jpgfeature image2019-06-03T16:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/05/17/untangling-the-complexity-of-dyes-in-historic-textiles/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wook_skeins-e1558042733670.jpgwook_skeinshttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/feature-image-wp.jpeg2D LC Feature Image2019-05-16T22:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/04/15/decomposing-art-how-museum-professionals-treat-living-matter/2019-08-23T10:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/09/06/flayed-dehaired-stretched-and-sequenced-reading-the-proteomic-and-genetic-scripture-of-the-york-gospels/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/front-image.pngFront imagehttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rsos170988-g1.jpgrsos170988-g12019-04-15T14:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/09/10/stop-moving-the-rocks-around-monitoring-of-molen-using-digital-elevation-models/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/modified_figure-01.pngmodified_figure-01Top: Aerial photos of the long cairn on Mølen from 1979 and 1999. Below: The resulting difference model between the DEMs generated using the historical aerial photographs from 1979 and 1999.https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/molenbeach_grey800px-01.pngmolenbeach_grey800px-01The terminal moraine Mølen (Norway).2019-04-15T14:29:20+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/09/15/full-field-xrf-imaging-impressionist-painting/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bannerimage_heritagebites_sz_v3.pngBannerImage_HeritageBites_SZ_V32019-04-15T14:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/09/24/protein-analysis-in-heritage-materials-from-medical-to-conservation-diagnosis-with-mini-biosensors/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/joenhermans_001_banner_darker-01.jpgJoenHermans_001_banner_darkerhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/joenhermans_001_banner-01-e1537828906319.jpgJoenHermans_001_bannerhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/joenhermans_001-fig3-01-e1537173744766.jpgJoenHermans_001-fig1Figure 1: Examples of proteinaceous materials in art. A) A panel painting from the second half of the 15th century that contains animal glue in the gypsum ground and an egg-based finishing layer. B) Detail of a mural painting from 1774 in the Abbey of S. Maria del Monte in which the researchers found animal glue in the pigment layer, possibly due to historical restoration efforts. Circles indicate sampling areas. Reproduced with permission.https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/joenhermans_001-fig2-01-e1537173813527.jpgJoenHermans_001-fig3Figure 3: Working diagram of the biosensor for detection of ovalbumin and collagen. Reproduced with permission.https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/joenhermans_001-fig1-01-e1537173543766.jpgJoenHermans_001-fig2Figure 2: A) Picture of the biosensor for the detection of ovalbumin and collagen. B) Schematic overview of the possible outcomes of the test. C) Photographs of actual sensor readings for increasing protein concentrations. OVA = ovalbumin, COL = collagen. Reproduced with permission.2019-04-15T14:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/10/02/cobalt-pigments-as-teaching-tools/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/thumbnail-e1538447160317.jpgThumbnailhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/characterization.jpgCharacterization of Berzelius' RedFigure 2: a) SEM image and b) diffraction pattern of Berzelius’ Red ashes. Adapted from the original supplemental information.https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pigments.jpgOriginal and synthesized pigmentsFigure 1: Top row contains pigments: a) Thénard Blue, b) Rinman’s Green, and c) Berzelius’ Red. Bottom row contains ashes of ignited Co2+ mixed oxides: d) Thénard Blue, e) Rinman’s Green, and f) Berzelius’ Red. Adapted from the original article.2019-04-15T14:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/10/11/would-you-dare-to-remove-tape-from-a-michelangelo-drawing/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/di_mano_di_m.jpgdi_mano_di_Mhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-09-28-at-16-08-37.pngScreen Shot 2018-09-28 at 16.08.37https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hydrogel.pnghydrogel2019-04-15T14:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/10/18/bacteria-and-their-remarkable-ability-to-save-our-stone-heritage/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/baterial-consolidation-featured2.pngbaterial consolidation featured2https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/baterial-consolidation-featured.pngbaterial consolidation featuredhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/conservation-of-stone.pngconservation of stonehttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/conservation-of-stone-paper.pngconservation of stone paper2023-02-06T23:55:35+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/10/31/hidden-skeleton-using-scientific-imaging-tools-to-reveal-the-previous-lives-of-art-objects/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/featured.pngFeatured2019-04-15T14:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2018/11/13/green-slime-invasion-deterred-by-laser-guns-how-finely-tuned-light-can-be-used-to-clean-marble/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cyanobacteria-cartoon1.pngcyanobacteria cartoonhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/laser_cleaning_protocol_featuredimage.pnglaser_cleaning_protocol_featuredimagehttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/laser_cleaning_protocol_greenarrows.pnglaser_cleaning_protocol_greenarrows2019-04-15T14:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/01/10/cdyellow-trpl/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cadmiumgelb-_pigment.jpgcadmiumgelb-_pigmenthttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fig3_pl_2.pngfig3_pl_2https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fig2_pigment-structures.pngfig2_pigment structureshttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bonheur_matisse.jpgbonheur_matisse2019-04-15T14:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/01/22/looking-inside-egyptian-grave-goods-using-neutrons/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/wpf3.jpgwpf32019-04-15T14:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/02/04/nothing-to-hide-if-you-are-famous/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/banner_image-01.pngbanner_image-01https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2018-12-04-at-11.06.10.pngscreen shot 2018-12-04 at 11.06.10Figure 1. (a) Visible light image of Portrait of a Woman (Portrait de Femme) by Edgar Degas, c. 1876–80, oil on canvas, 46.3 × 38.2 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; (b) image obtained by X-radiograph; (c) detail of a reflected infrared image.https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figure_2-01.pngfigure_2-01Figure 2. (a) Elemental maps obtained with XFM scanning; (b) hidden portrait after false color reconstruction.2025-08-04T07:18:06+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/02/18/nano-what-silver-nanoparticle-gel-for-identifying-pigments/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/image-1.jpgimage 1https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/scheme-gel.jpgscheme gel2019-04-15T14:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/03/04/reading-hidden-book-fragments-with-macro-xrf/2019-04-15T14:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/2019/03/29/are-oil-paintings-slowly-eating-themselves-alive/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/metalsoap2.gifmetalsoap2https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/alchemy1947-1.jpgAlchemy(1947)Alchemy (1947) by Jackson Pollockhttps://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-28-at-12.47.58-pm-1.pngmicro-ATR-FT-IR Images from Model SamplesFigure 2: (a) micro-ATR-FTIR spectra for 4 points across a paint sample. The numerical labels on the spectra match the numbers on (b) and (c) indicating where on the sample they were taken. (b) and (c) are chemical maps of the same sample area produced from integration of the zinc stearate band at 1540 cm-1 (b) and the aluminum stearate band at 1588 cm-1 (c). A color spectrum from blue to red indicates concentration from a zero/low integration to a higher integration, respectively. Scale bar: 10μm.https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-28-at-1.03.44-pm.pngHeat Maps for Six Samples from AlchemyFigure 3: The first row of images are visible microscopic images of six different paint samples taken from Alchemy, either from the painting (A samples) or from the frame (B samples). Rows 2-5 show micro-ATR-FTIR images integrated for the zinc stearate peak (1540 cm-1). A1, A2, and B2 show similar distributions with many smaller aggregates. A3, B1, and B3 show similar distributions with fewer, but larger aggregates. Scale bar: 10μm2019-04-15T14:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://heritagebites.org/become-a-writer/2018-09-04T21:14:12+00:00weekly0.6https://heritagebites.org/about/2018-08-23T14:06:48+00:00weekly0.6https://heritagebites.org/contact/https://heritagebites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/person-smartphone-office-table.jpegPlaceholder Image2018-08-01T21:53:28+00:00weekly0.6https://heritagebites.orgdaily1.02025-08-04T07:18:06+00:00