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Identification, stability and ageing phenomena of colorants used in modern inks in archive documents, prints, caricatures and other written heritage objects

Principal investigator

Project type
Znanstveno-istraživački projekti
Programme
Program of scientific-technological cooperation between Republic of Croatia and Republic of Austria
Financier
Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia
Start date
Jan 1st 2024
End date
Dec 31st 2025
Status
Active
Total cost
6500 EUR
More information

The project is dedicated to the problem of ink fading and the analysis of modern colorants that occur in printing inks and other colorants of the 20th century that were used by renowned artists. Light sensitivity makes it impossible at times for museums, archives, and other facilities to exhibit some of their objects. By identifying the lightfast components, the appropriate precautions can be taken and recommendations made. The project aims to develop an analytical protocol for the identification and characterization of the stability/ageing phenomena of colorants used in modern inks by direct analysis of micro-samples and non-invasive analysis of objects or documents.

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