
Camping, hiking, and a VW Beetle: the story of collecting dye samples in Peru
The "Saltzman Collection" is made up of samples of Peruvian dyes that were gathered in the 1970s. When Ruth Ann Armitage and her co-workers analyzed… Read more »
The "Saltzman Collection" is made up of samples of Peruvian dyes that were gathered in the 1970s. When Ruth Ann Armitage and her co-workers analyzed… Read more »
Mistress and Maid stands out among the paintings of Johannes Vermeer for its large figures set against a plain background. The relatively simple… Read more »
Johannes Vermeer's Girl in the Spotlight underwent analysis in 1994 in "Vermeer Illuminated" and again in 2018 as part of the… Read more »
Old books can be intoxicating — sometimes quite literally. Kaare Lund Rasmussen and Jakob Povl Holck explore our fascination… Read more »
What is the white substance that covers parts of Hopperstad Stave Church in Norway? Where does it comes from? Marit Lehne packs… Read more »
Girl with a Pearl Earring is the most recognizable painting by Johannes Vermeer. Heritage Science is delighted to present a new… Read more »
Biocodicology, the study of the biological information stored in manuscripts, offers the possibility of interrogating manuscripts… Read more »
Japanese woodblock prints, albeit not considered ‘proper’ art, were very popular during the Edo Period. Designs often evolved… Read more »
The Ruby Slippers, worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie The Wizard of OZ, are an iconic piece of cinematic history and popular… Read more »
When analysing the decay of heritage objects, and how that process can best be prevented, looking at data on those objects is… Read more »