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List of works by Maria Perla Colombini

A GC-MS study on the deterioration of lipidic paint binders

article published in 2002

A chemical study of organic materials in three murals by Keith Haring: A comparison of painting techniques

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A diagnosis of the yellowing of the marble high reliefs and the black decorations in the chapel of the tomb of Saint Anthony (Padua, Italy)

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A multi-analytical approach for the characterization of powders from the Pompeii archaeological site

scholarly article by Carmen Canevali published in July 2011

A multi-analytical study of degradation of lignin in archaeological waterlogged wood.

scientific article

A multidisciplinary approach to the investigation of “La Caverna dell’Antimateria” (1958–1959) by Pinot Gallizio

A new Palaeolithic discovery: tar-hafted stone tools in a European Mid-Pleistocene bone-bearing bed

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Alkyd paints in art: characterization using integrated mass spectrometry

scientific article published on 20 August 2013

An analytical approach based on X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to characterize Egyptian embalming materials

An integrated analytical approach for characterizing an organic residue from an archaeological glass bottle recovered in Pompeii (Naples, Italy)

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Analysis of plant gums and saccharide materials in paint samples: comparison of GC-MS analytical procedures and databases.

scientific article published on 10 October 2012

Analytical investigation of calcium oxalate films on marble monuments.

scientific article published in July 2004

Analytical pyrolysis vs. classical wet chemical analysis to assess the decay of archaeological waterlogged wood.

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

Analytical strategies for characterizing organic paint media using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

scientific article published on June 2010

Anwendung der analytischen Pyrolyse zur Untersuchung organischer Materialien in Kulturgütern

Application of the Kohonen artificial neural network in the identification of proteinaceous binders in samples of panel painting using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

scientific article published on March 2003

Archaeological wood degradation at the site of Biskupin (Poland): Wet chemical analysis and evaluation of specific Py-GC/MS profiles

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Archaeological wood from the Wieliczka Salt Mine Museum, Poland - Chemical analysis of wood degradation by Py(HMDS)-GC/MS

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Aromatic resin characterisation by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Raw and archaeological materials

scientific article published on 10 October 2006

Biotechnology applied to cultural heritage: biorestoration of frescoes using viable bacterial cells and enzymes

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Border Cave and the beginning of the Later Stone Age in South Africa

scientific article (publication date: 14 August 2012)

Characterisation of archaeological waterlogged wood from Herculaneum by pyrolysis and mass spectrometry

scholarly article by Diego Tamburini published in January 2014

Characterisation of beeswax in works of art by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry procedures.

scientific article published on March 2004

Characterisation of proteinaceous binders and drying oils in wall painting samples by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Characterisation of proteinaceous binders in artistic paintings by chromatographic techniques

scientific article published in February 2004

Chemical investigation on black pigments in the carved decoration of sixteenth century alabaster tombs from Zaragoza (Spain).

scientific article published in December 2009

Chemical study of triterpenoid resinous materials in archaeological findings by means of direct exposure electron ionisation mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

scientific article

Chromatography in the conservation of cultural heritage

scientific article published on 01 February 2004

Colorants and oils in Roman make-ups–an eye witness account

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Colour fading in textiles: A model study on the decomposition of natural dyes

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Combined GC/MS analytical procedure for the characterization of glycerolipid, waxy, resinous, and proteinaceous materials in a unique paint microsample

scientific article (publication date: July 2006)

Core shell stationary phases for a novel separation of triglycerides in plant oils by high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray-quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometer

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Deamidation at asparagine and glutamine as a major modification upon deterioration/aging of proteinaceous binders in mural paintings.

scientific article published on 24 February 2011

Decomposition Products of s-Triazine Herbicides by Electron-Transfer in Acidic Aqueous Media

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Determination of manganese at ng ml levels in natural waters by differential pulse polarography.

scientific article published in December 1983

Development and optimisation of an HPLC-DAD-ESI-Q-ToF method for the determination of phenolic acids and derivatives

scientific article

Direct exposure electron ionization mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques to study organic coatings on archaeological amphorae

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Direct exposure-(chemical ionisation)mass spectrometry for a rapid characterization of raw and archaeological diterpenoid resinous materials

scholarly article by Erika Ribechini published in January 2008

Discovering the composition of ancient cosmetics and remedies: analytical techniques and materials

scientific article published on 03 June 2011

Early evidence of San material culture represented by organic artifacts from Border Cave, South Africa

scientific article

Effects of acetic acid vapour on the ageing of alkyd paint layers: Multi-analytical approach for the evaluation of the degradation processes

FTIR study of ageing of fast drying oil colour (FDOC) alkyd paint replicas

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Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Analysis to Understand the Role of Tannin-Based Dyes in the Degradation of Historical Wool Textiles

article by Annalaura Restivo et al published 1 July 2014 in Microscopy and Microanalysis

First chemical evidence of royal purple as a material used for funeral treatment discovered in a Gallo-Roman burial (Naintré, France, third century AD)

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Focus on analytical chemistry to illuminate the past

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

GC-MS characterization of proteinaceous and lipid binders in UV aged polychrome artifacts

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GC/MS investigations of the total lipid fraction of wool: A new approach for modelling the ageing processes induced by iron-gallic dyestuffs on historical and archaeological textiles

scholarly article by Marialaura Dilillo published in January 2015

Gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric investigations of organic residues from Roman glass unguentaria

scientific article

HPLC–APCI-MS analysis of triacylglycerols (TAGs) in historical pharmaceutical ointments from the eighteenth century

scientific article published on June 29, 2011

Heavy metals variations in some conifers in Valle d'Aosta (Western Italian Alps) from 1930 to 2000

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Historical and archaeological textiles: an insight on degradation products of wool and silk yarns

scientific article published on 3 July 2011

Identification of garlic in old gildings by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

scientific article published on 18 January 2006

Identification of triacylglycerols in archaelogical organic residues by core-shell reversed phase liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization-quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry

scientific article published on 24 April 2014

Industrial alkyd resins: characterization of pentaerythritol and phthalic acid esters using integrated mass spectrometry

Integrated analytical techniques for the study of ancient Greek polychromy

scientific article published on July 2004

Interactions between inorganic pigments and proteinaceous binders in reference paint reconstructions

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Mass Spectrometric and Synchrotron Radiation based techniques for the identification and distribution of painting materials in samples from paints of Josep Maria Sert.

scientific article published on 22 May 2012

Mass spectrometric techniques for characterizing low-molecular-weight resins used as paint varnishes.

scientific article published on 14 November 2012

Microscopic techniques (LM, SEM) and a multi-analytical approach (EDX, FTIR, GC/MS, Py-GC/MS) to characterise the decoration technique of the wooden ceiling of the House of the Telephus Relief in Herculaneum (Italy)

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Multi-analytical techniques for the study of pre-Columbian mummies and related funerary materials

New insights into the ageing of linseed oil paint binder: a qualitative and quantitative analytical study

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Novel application of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry for the characterization of drying oils in art: Elucidation on the composition of original paint materials used by Edvard Munch (1863-1944).

scientific article published on 21 September 2015

Organic mass spectrometry in archaeology: evidence for Brassicaceae seed oil in Egyptian ceramic lamps

scientific article

Oxalate films and red stains on Carrara marble.

scientific article published in March 2005

Photodegradation of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins in Liquid Samples by Near UV Light Irradiation

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Physico-chemical characterization of protein-pigment interactions in tempera paint reconstructions: casein/cinnabar and albumin/cinnabar.

scientific article published on 10 January 2012

Plastics in Heritage Science: Analytical Pyrolysis Techniques Applied to Objects of Design

scientific article published on 08 April 2020

Polychlorobiphenyls in Antarctica

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Positive and negative-mode laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) for the detection of indigoids in archaeological purple.

scientific article

Py-GC/MS applied to the analysis of synthetic organic pigments: characterization and identification in paint samples

scientific article published on 27 December 2014

Rapid and sensitive determination of urinary 2,5-hexanedione by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

scientific article published on 01 February 1992

Recent advances in analytical pyrolysis to investigate organic materials in heritage science.

scientific article published on 9 March 2018

Reply to Ira Rabin's Comment on our paper Rasmussen et al. (2012)

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Sample-pretreatment procedure for routine liquid chromatographic assay of serum cortisol

scientific article published on 01 April 1986

Snapshots of lignin oxidation and depolymerization in archaeological wood: an EGA-MS study.

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The constituents of the ink from a Qumran inkwell: new prospects for provenancing the ink on the Dead Sea Scrolls

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The development of a gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analytical procedure for the determination of lipids, proteins and resins in the same paint micro-sample avoiding interferences from inorganic media.

scientific article published on 17 June 2009

The development of a new analytical model for the identification of saccharide binders in paint samples.

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The influence of the host–guest interaction on the oxidation of natural flavonoid dyes

The painting of the Etruscan “Tomba della Quadriga Infernale” (4th century BC), in Sarteano (Siena, Italy): technical features

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The role of organic and inorganic indoor pollutants in museum environments in the degradation of dammar varnish.

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The stucco decorations from St. Lorenzo in Laino (Como, Italy): The materials and the techniques employed by the "Magistri Comacini".

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The unprecedented identification of Safflower dyestuff in a 16th century tapestry through the application of a new reliable diagnostic procedure

Two procedures for suppressing interference from inorganic pigments in the analysis by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry of proteinaceous binders in paintings

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Wood coated with plasma-polymer for water repellence