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Glass Corrosion studies of medieval stained-glass windows

Authors: Tiziana LOMBARDO, Lucile GENTAZ, Claudine LOISEL

Publication date: June 10, 2015

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ABSTRACT

The low-durability glasses used in medieval stained-glass in Northern Europe usually display a poor conservation state. To preserve them, a research strategy taking into account both the atmospheric environment and the material was designed to gain a better understanding of their degradation. A comparison between ancient stained-glass and model glass was undertaken. The results show that due to rain, condensation and pollutants, glass undergoes scaling and cracks. After presenting the state of the art, this article details the analytical techniques and reports the main results. Finally, conservation-restoration approaches are described.

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AUTHORS

  • Tiziana LOMBARDO: Senior Lecturer, Interuniversity Laboratory of Atmospheric Systems, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Université Paris Diderot, Créteil, France

  • Lucile GENTAZ: Research Engineer, Laboratoire interuniversitaire des Systèmes atmosphériques, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Université Paris Diderot, Créteil, France

  • Claudine LOISEL: Research Engineer, Historic Monuments Research Laboratory, CRC-USR 3224, Champs-sur-Marne, France

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Key points

Field: atmospheric corrosion, analysis techniques

Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence/Growth/Maturity

Technologies involved: electron microscopy, spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction

Applications: environmental science, corrosion, conservation-restoration

Main French players :

  • Competitiveness cluster: university, CNRS, Ministry of Culture

  • Center of expertise: training for stained glass restorers (MASTER CRBC, Sorbonne, Paris 1), training for restorers and curators at the Institut national du patrimoine (INP), training for heritage architects (Ecole de Chaillot, Paris), CERFAV

  • Manufacturers: Saint-Just glassworks, Saint-Gobain group

Other players worldwide: universities, restorer training centers (Institute of fine art New York University, University of Antwerp...).

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KEYWORDS

structural analysis   |   physico-chemical analysis   |   conservation   |   restoration   |   stained-glass windows   |   glass corrosion   |   inter-diffusion   |   crystalline secondary phases


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