LA CHIMICA E I BENI CULTURALI, UN CONNUBIO VINCENTE: STUDIO TECNOLOGICO DI CERAMICHE E VETRI ATTRAVERSO I SECOLI

Abstract

In the field of the researches concerning the characterization, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, as well as the objects manufacturing techniques, it is essential to use diagnostic methods that are referred to as archaeometric techniques. Archaeometry (which measures what is ancient) deals with the scientific study, carried out by laboratory analyses, of ancient materials and objects with the aim to deep the knowledge of historical, archaeological, artistic and technological aspects. In the field of the study of ceramic artefacts, the case of Italian Renaissance ceramics decorated with the luster technique is particularly interesting; luster is an iridescent metallic film of gold or ruby red color obtained from silver and copper in the form nanoparticles using a very sophisticated technique that testifies to the extremely advanced knowledge possessed by the ancient potters.