Applications
MuSES-9 Cameras in Action: Art Conservation
Tomorrow's Technology Reveals the Past and Contributes in the Preservation of our Cultural Heritage
MuSES-9 Cameras integrate almost all the imaging and optical diagnostic techniques used for the analysis and documentation of art and historic objects in a single hi-end imaging system. In particular MuSES-9 can be operated as:
Spectral Camera & Imaging Spectrometer (HS-Model) for
- painting material identification
- assisting artwork authentication
- reading of erased or overwritten manuscripts
Ultraviolet Reflectance Camera for imaging
- surface features, roughness, brush strokes etc
- varnishes and other coatings
- on-line control of coating removal
- material identification
Ultraviolet Fluorescence Camera for
- imaging of binding media, coatings etc
- detecting retouching, conservation interventions
- assessing the natural condition of the artwork
High-Definition Color Camera and Imaging Colorimeter for
- accurate documentation and color reproduction
- per-pixel color measurement and comparison
- histogram-based color segmentation and mapping
- objective evaluation of restoration processes
Multi-band Infrared Camera for
- imaging underdrawings, cracks, pentimenti etc
- material identification
- assisting conservation decision-making
