La diagnostica chimico-fisica a supporto della conservazione e del restauro delle opere cartacee

This contribution was produced following the intervention of Prof. Caponetti and the laboratory session led by Dr. Saladino in collaboration with Dr. Renda and Dr. Chirco in which a practical demonstration of how to perform investigations of paper material with portable instrumentation.This contribution presents and illustrates some of the investigation techniques suitable for the analysis of paper works, and in particular some of those that can be applied using portable instrumentation. These techniques provide complementary information and allow knowledge of the work itself (type of paper, preparation technique, inks and pigments) and its state of conservation. By way of example, a case study is reported, an example of how the results of a diagnostic campaign were used to plan and direct choices and monitor a restoration intervention.