Affiliation:
1. “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi
2. University “Dunarea De Jos”, Faculty Medicine
Abstract
different types of incenses are burnt during religious ceremonies in churches: frankincense, myrrh or rosin based incense. The icons from iconostasis usually are not protected by glass and they are exposed to the burning products of incense. To study the influence of burnt frankincense, myrrh and rosin based incense artificial on different types of dammar varnishes, samples of balsa wood covered with gesso, titanium white and dammar varnish were exposed to incense and were artificial aged under UV-A light for 60 hours. This paper presents the colour changes suffered by the varnishes.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science