The AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation, Second Edition

Allen, Stephanie

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“…For achieving these representative digital images, guidelines for the tools and procedure to be used should be followed. Several imaging guidelines have been already published for this purpose [21,22]. As an initial step in this study, the wooden coffin and the Corn mummy were documented with digital imaging from all sides for the first time.…”

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Visualization, Documentation and Non-Destructive Investigation of an Ancient Egyptian Corn Mummy in a Falcon-shaped Wooden Coffin

Tarek

Ali

Abdelrahman

2021

Advanced Research in Conservation Science

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The 'corn-mummies' are grain-filled linen sacs.• Use of nondestructive methods for the documentation and visual examination of a corn mummy coffin; its original decoration disappeared. • Digital imaging was used to document all surface aspects. • D-stretch was used to enhance surface details that were not clearly visible by digital imaging.• X-ray Radiography was used to examine the contents inside the wrapped figure and the physical condition of the object components.

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Section: Digital Imagingmentioning

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Visualization, Documentation and Non-Destructive Investigation of an Ancient Egyptian Corn Mummy in a Falcon-shaped Wooden Coffin

Tarek

Ali

Abdelrahman

2021

Advanced Research in Conservation Science

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“…The VIL photographic method used in this case study is based on previously published methods [25,26,36]; however, the methodology has been optimized with the use of a highresolution camera combined with focus stacking. Using this improved method, detailed images from centimeter-sized areas of the sculpture were obtained from a single, overall VIL photograph: this allowed non-invasive mapping of individual, sub-millimeter grains of Egyptian blue.…”

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Investigation of Egyptian Blue on a Fragmentary Egyptian Head Using ER-FTIR Spectroscopy and VIL Imaging

Wiseman¹,

Barnes²,

Helwig³

2023

Heritage

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Non-invasive techniques are being increasingly used for the study of heritage objects. This article describes the results of pigment analysis on a fragmentary Egyptian sculpture using two non-invasive infrared methods: external reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ER-FTIR) spectroscopy and visible-induced infrared luminescence (VIL) photography. ER-FTIR spectroscopy was used to identify certain of the pigments used on the sculpture, including Egyptian blue, in variously coloured areas. An optimized VIL photographic technique, using a high-resolution camera combined with focus-stacking, permitted detailed mapping of the location of Egyptian blue on the sculpture, including sub-millimeter grains of the pigment scattered across the object’s surface, which were not visible to the naked eye.

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Digital Documentation in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Finding the Practical in Best Practice

Beck

2013

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Documentation of treatment is one of the central tenets of conservation as a profession, and a necessary aspect of the preservation of cultural heritage. Photographic documentation has been an essential technique for recording the nature of heritage objects and illustrating conservation procedures. The routine use of digital photography in recent years has opened many avenues to conservators, but also poses unique threats to the long-term stability of the conservation record. Digital documentation is subject to decay just as physical or "analogue" records are, with the stark difference that digital data corrupts absolutely, where physical records can remain legible through various stages of deterioration. It is therefore necessary to understand the options that conservators have with regards to preservation of their records for the future. The various guidelines presently available regarding digital documentation may be synthesized into a coherent "best practice" specific to digital conservation documentation. This practice, however, must be reconsidered within the framework of what is necessary to ensure that photographic records are preserved, versus what is feasible. In order to determine if conservators are aware of the limitations of digital technology, thirty practicing conservators were asked to respond to a questionnaire regarding their own documentation practices. The responses identified a lack of best practice, and indicated that there are multiple factors which prevent conservators from developing effective methods for creating, storing, and accessing documentation. To address this, a modified form of best practice, the "best practical" method, is developed as a series of guidelines with the intent of being feasible for practicing conservators. This method aims to reduce the time and economic costs required of best practice, while minimizing the risk to the conservation record. The "best practical" guidelines are being designed to be applicable to a wide range of professional contexts, from large public institutional conservators to independent private contractors. The significance of selection of documentation for long-term survival is also emphasized. The value of these guidelines lies in the identification of small changes to current practice that have the potential to make large differences in the amount of information preserved for future conservators, scholars, and other interested parties.

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The AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation, Second Edition

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Visualization, Documentation and Non-Destructive Investigation of an Ancient Egyptian Corn Mummy in a Falcon-shaped Wooden Coffin

Visualization, Documentation and Non-Destructive Investigation of an Ancient Egyptian Corn Mummy in a Falcon-shaped Wooden Coffin

Investigation of Egyptian Blue on a Fragmentary Egyptian Head Using ER-FTIR Spectroscopy and VIL Imaging

Digital Documentation in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Finding the Practical in Best Practice

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