Organic dyes in Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons from Chalkidiki (Greece)

Karapanagiotis, I; Valianou, L; Daniilia, S; Chryssoulakis, Y

dc.contributor.author	Karapanagiotis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Valianou, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Daniilia, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Chryssoulakis, Y	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:50Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	1296-2074	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18252
dc.subject	Byzantine art	en
dc.subject	Dye	en
dc.subject	Icon	en
dc.subject	Liquid Chromatography	en
dc.subject	Painting	en
dc.subject.classification	Archaeology	en
dc.subject.classification	Art	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Spectroscopy	en
dc.subject.other	RED NATURAL DYES	en
dc.subject.other	LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY	en
dc.subject.other	DYESTUFFS	en
dc.subject.other	VARNISHES	en
dc.subject.other	TEXTILES	en
dc.subject.other	HPLC	en
dc.title	Organic dyes in Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons from Chalkidiki (Greece)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.culher.2007.04.003	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2007.04.003	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	The present study is probably the first attempt to record the organic colouring materials found in Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons, made in the Mount Athos area and in the adjacent area of Chalkidiki. Fifteen icons, dated from the 14th to the 19th century were tested by Optical Microscopy (OM), employed to reveal the existing pigment layers and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) combined with spectrophotometric UV-Vis detection, used for dyestuff identification. OM showed that organic dyes had been applied either as exclusive colouring materials or in combination with inorganic pigments. HPLC results showed that reddish cochineal and a ""soluble"" redwood appear to be the most common organic dyes of the icons tested. The limited use of madder, found only in one icon, suggests that the widespread plants of the Rubiaceae family were probably not frequently used by the iconographers during the historical period investigated. Similarly, an indigoid dye source was found in one sample. The results show that mixtures of organic dyes were used in Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons. © 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Cultural Heritage	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.culher.2007.04.003	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000249964200010	en
dc.identifier.volume	8	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	294	en
dc.identifier.epage	298	en