Camera brings ‘unprecedented clarity’ to restoration of historic artworks
by Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6CFJJ)
Technology will allow conservators to use fluorescence to identify and remove ageing varnish with total accuracy
Scientists have developed technology that will revolutionise the restoration of historic works of art by allowing conservators to identify and remove ageing varnish with total accuracy.
A team at King's College London's department of physics has harnessed the power of fluorescence to bring unprecedented clarity" to the conservation process, said Prof Klaus Suhling.
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