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Paper Abstract
The interdisciplinary study of ancient materials has become an increasingly common strategy, mainly because it has
proved to be a highly rewarding approach to studying the age, provenance and production of archaeological objects. The
results of such an approach sometimes also provide answers to questions relating not only to socio-cultural, economic or
technological developments in a particular region or period (trade, innovation, production etc.), but also the conservation
of the materials or artefacts in question. A number of analytical methods, ranging from microscopic to elementary
analyses, have been successfully applied to determine the nature of materials and technologies used in the production, as
well as to identify the provenance of ancient glass. As far as window glass and stained glass is concerned, the study of
architectural context and art history – as well as the technological characteristics of materials – has proved to be most
helpful in determining history, production and artistic importance of the objects under study. This paper discusses some
of the multidisciplinary studies that the Vitrocentre Romont has conducted on early medieval window glass, stained
glass and reverse glass paintings and illustrates the potential of a holistic approach in solving questions about materials,
techniques, window design and conservation. It also addresses the limitations of the approach, which are often related to
finding appropriate (i.e. non-destructive and possibly portable) methods for the analysis of sometimes extremely fragile
stained glass windows.
Paper Details
Date Published: 7 November 2012
PDF: 15 pages
Proc. SPIE 8422, Integrated Approaches to the Study of Historical Glass, 84220B (7 November 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.978231
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8422:
Integrated Approaches to the Study of Historical Glass
Hugo Thienpont; Wendy Meulebroeck; Karin Nys; Dirk Vanclooster, Editor(s)
PDF: 15 pages
Proc. SPIE 8422, Integrated Approaches to the Study of Historical Glass, 84220B (7 November 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.978231
Show Author Affiliations
Stefan Trümpler, Vitrocentre Romont (Switzerland)
Sophie Wolf, Vitrocentre Romont (Switzerland)
Sophie Wolf, Vitrocentre Romont (Switzerland)
Cordula Kessler, Nationale Informationsstelle für Kulturgütererhaltung Bern (Switzerland)
Jürg Goll, Bauhütte und Archäologie (Switzerland)
Jürg Goll, Bauhütte und Archäologie (Switzerland)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8422:
Integrated Approaches to the Study of Historical Glass
Hugo Thienpont; Wendy Meulebroeck; Karin Nys; Dirk Vanclooster, Editor(s)
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