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The Feasibility Of Using Thermography To Detect Subsurface Voids In Painted Wooden Panels, Bruce Frederick Miller
The Feasibility Of Using Thermography To Detect Subsurface Voids In Painted Wooden Panels, Bruce Frederick Miller
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Thermography is a technique whereby the structure or condition of an object is studied by means of precisely measuring temperature variations over the surfaces of the object. The research which is described in this thesis was undertaken to determine whether thermographic techniques could be applied to the field of art conservation to detect subsurface voids within painted wooden panels. It must be stressed, however, that this research was carried out as a feasibility study with no attempt being made to establish or refine a technique that could be immediately applied to the examination of works of art.
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