M Vendrell‐saz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4000665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Vendrell‐saz |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Vendrell‐saz |
| SIGNATURE | SAZ M V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Barcelona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Visigothic Jewellery
In this work, we studied coloured and colourless glass used as gems in V isigothic buckles possibly originating from the necropolises of T orredonjimeno, D uraton or C astilltierra in S pain. Scanning electron microscopy ( SEM ) with energy‐dispersive analysis ( EDS ) and observations made with an optical microscope in reflected and transmission mode were performed in order to establish the composition, origin of the colour and decay process of t…
Consolidation of stone blocks prior to placement
Templar Joint Repointings
The medieval repointings, with incised and painted decoration, observed on the walls of Miravet Castle, Spain, which was built during the 12th century by the Knights Templar, are described, analysed and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, SEM–EDS and FTIR. The results demonstrate that the painted decoration preserved on the inner walls of the dining room is original and contemporary with the outer joint repointings. This feature is of grea…
Evidence for the Use of Egyptian Blue in an 11th Century Mural Altarpiece by Sem–eds, Ftir and Sr XRD (Church of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Spain)
The present study shows the analysis performed on pigment samples taken from Sant Pere (Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain), a remarkable church built in the Romanesque style. On the basis of the results obtained from the analysis, an interesting discussion arises after finding evidence of Egyptian blue in one of the samples, a discovery that was not expected due to the time period of the samples. The pigments were identified by the combined use of FTIR …
Lustre Colour and Shine From the Olleries Xiques Workshop in Paterna (Spain), 13th Century Ad
Lustre is a medieval ceramic decoration, corresponding to a nanostructured thin layer formed by metallic copper and silver nanocrystals embedded in a glass matrix, which required deep knowledge on the part of the artisans with regard to the raw materials used and the kiln conditions. Their empirical knowledge led to the achievement of colourful lustre decorations ranging from reddish to yellowish or even greenish, some of them with a metallic shi…
Cuerda Seca Ceramics From Al‐andalus , Islamic Spain and Portugal (10th−12th Centuries Ad)
Since little is known about the cuerda seca technique, our aim has been to complete an initial analysis of 11th‐century cuerda seca by studying fragments from the 10th century (Pechina, Almería) and the 12th century (Mértola and Almería), so as to establish the diachronic evolution of this technique. Characteristics specific to cuerda seca ceramic glazes were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and quantitative chemical analysis…
Lead Glazes in Antiquity—methods of Production and Reasons for Use
Transparent high lead and tin‐opacified lead‐alkali glazes have been extensively used throughout Europe and the Near East from their first appearance in the Roman era and the tenth‐ to eleventh‐century Islamic world, respectively, up until the present day. Using, to a large extent, information which is widely scattered through a diverse range of literature, the methods employed in the production of these two glaze types are first outlined and the…
Technology and Colour Development of Hispano‐moresque Lead‐glazed Pottery
Lead‐glazed pottery from the medieval workshop of Les Olleries Majors (Paterna, Spain) has been studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and optical spectroscopy. Yellow, brown and honey‐coloured glazes occur on pots glazed on only one surface. They have virtually identical compositions and transmittance spectra, their apparent differences in colour are due to the colours of the underlying pastes. Yellow glazes occ…
Hispano‐moresque Pottery Production of the Fourteenth‐century Workshop of Testar Del Molí (Paterna, Spain)
Excavation of Testar del Molí, the only workshop found in the Manises‐Paterna area, revealed the existence of a fourteenth‐century ceramic workshop covering the remains of the thirteenth‐century workshop. This study is concerned with the fourteenth‐century production, and forthcoming papers will connect both epochs following the findings of current excavations. The chemical and mineralogical characterization of the ceramic production of this work…
Dating Ancient Lime Mortars by Geochemical and Mineralogical Analysis
This paper proposes a method of dating based on the study of the mineralogy and geochemistry of lime mortars. If the mortars used in constructing the various parts of a building are made from limestones of distinct geochemistry (minor elements) and mineralogy (clay content), such differences should be identifiable in their compositions. Furthermore, if some parts of the building can be reliably dated, the mortars used in their construction can be…
Proto‐campanian and A‐campanian Ceramics
Lead Glazes in Antiquity—methods of Production and Reasons for Use
Transparent high lead and tin‐opacified lead‐alkali glazes have been extensively used throughout Europe and the Near East from their first appearance in the Roman era and the tenth‐ to eleventh‐century Islamic world, respectively, up until the present day. Using, to a large extent, information which is widely scattered through a diverse range of literature, the methods employed in the production of these two glaze types are first outlined and the…
Technology and Colour Development of Hispano‐moresque Lead‐glazed Pottery
Lead‐glazed pottery from the medieval workshop of Les Olleries Majors (Paterna, Spain) has been studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and optical spectroscopy. Yellow, brown and honey‐coloured glazes occur on pots glazed on only one surface. They have virtually identical compositions and transmittance spectra, their apparent differences in colour are due to the colours of the underlying pastes. Yellow glazes occ…
Proto‐campanian and A‐campanian Ceramics
Cuerda Seca Ceramics From Al‐andalus , Islamic Spain and Portugal (10th−12th Centuries Ad)
Since little is known about the cuerda seca technique, our aim has been to complete an initial analysis of 11th‐century cuerda seca by studying fragments from the 10th century (Pechina, Almería) and the 12th century (Mértola and Almería), so as to establish the diachronic evolution of this technique. Characteristics specific to cuerda seca ceramic glazes were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and quantitative chemical analysis…
Dating Ancient Lime Mortars by Geochemical and Mineralogical Analysis
This paper proposes a method of dating based on the study of the mineralogy and geochemistry of lime mortars. If the mortars used in constructing the various parts of a building are made from limestones of distinct geochemistry (minor elements) and mineralogy (clay content), such differences should be identifiable in their compositions. Furthermore, if some parts of the building can be reliably dated, the mortars used in their construction can be…
Hispano‐moresque Pottery Production of the Fourteenth‐century Workshop of Testar Del Molí (Paterna, Spain)
Excavation of Testar del Molí, the only workshop found in the Manises‐Paterna area, revealed the existence of a fourteenth‐century ceramic workshop covering the remains of the thirteenth‐century workshop. This study is concerned with the fourteenth‐century production, and forthcoming papers will connect both epochs following the findings of current excavations. The chemical and mineralogical characterization of the ceramic production of this work…
Evidence for the Use of Egyptian Blue in an 11th Century Mural Altarpiece by Sem–eds, Ftir and Sr XRD (Church of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Spain)
The present study shows the analysis performed on pigment samples taken from Sant Pere (Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain), a remarkable church built in the Romanesque style. On the basis of the results obtained from the analysis, an interesting discussion arises after finding evidence of Egyptian blue in one of the samples, a discovery that was not expected due to the time period of the samples. The pigments were identified by the combined use of FTIR …
Consolidation of stone blocks prior to placement
Lustre Colour and Shine From the Olleries Xiques Workshop in Paterna (Spain), 13th Century Ad
Lustre is a medieval ceramic decoration, corresponding to a nanostructured thin layer formed by metallic copper and silver nanocrystals embedded in a glass matrix, which required deep knowledge on the part of the artisans with regard to the raw materials used and the kiln conditions. Their empirical knowledge led to the achievement of colourful lustre decorations ranging from reddish to yellowish or even greenish, some of them with a metallic shi…
Proto‐campanian and A‐campanian Ceramics
Hispano‐moresque Pottery Production of the Fourteenth‐century Workshop of Testar Del Molí (Paterna, Spain)
Excavation of Testar del Molí, the only workshop found in the Manises‐Paterna area, revealed the existence of a fourteenth‐century ceramic workshop covering the remains of the thirteenth‐century workshop. This study is concerned with the fourteenth‐century production, and forthcoming papers will connect both epochs following the findings of current excavations. The chemical and mineralogical characterization of the ceramic production of this work…
Dating Ancient Lime Mortars by Geochemical and Mineralogical Analysis
This paper proposes a method of dating based on the study of the mineralogy and geochemistry of lime mortars. If the mortars used in constructing the various parts of a building are made from limestones of distinct geochemistry (minor elements) and mineralogy (clay content), such differences should be identifiable in their compositions. Furthermore, if some parts of the building can be reliably dated, the mortars used in their construction can be…
Technology and Colour Development of Hispano‐moresque Lead‐glazed Pottery
Lead‐glazed pottery from the medieval workshop of Les Olleries Majors (Paterna, Spain) has been studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and optical spectroscopy. Yellow, brown and honey‐coloured glazes occur on pots glazed on only one surface. They have virtually identical compositions and transmittance spectra, their apparent differences in colour are due to the colours of the underlying pastes. Yellow glazes occ…
Lead Glazes in Antiquity—methods of Production and Reasons for Use
Transparent high lead and tin‐opacified lead‐alkali glazes have been extensively used throughout Europe and the Near East from their first appearance in the Roman era and the tenth‐ to eleventh‐century Islamic world, respectively, up until the present day. Using, to a large extent, information which is widely scattered through a diverse range of literature, the methods employed in the production of these two glaze types are first outlined and the…
Cuerda Seca Ceramics From Al‐andalus , Islamic Spain and Portugal (10th−12th Centuries Ad)
Since little is known about the cuerda seca technique, our aim has been to complete an initial analysis of 11th‐century cuerda seca by studying fragments from the 10th century (Pechina, Almería) and the 12th century (Mértola and Almería), so as to establish the diachronic evolution of this technique. Characteristics specific to cuerda seca ceramic glazes were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and quantitative chemical analysis…
Lustre Colour and Shine From the Olleries Xiques Workshop in Paterna (Spain), 13th Century Ad
Lustre is a medieval ceramic decoration, corresponding to a nanostructured thin layer formed by metallic copper and silver nanocrystals embedded in a glass matrix, which required deep knowledge on the part of the artisans with regard to the raw materials used and the kiln conditions. Their empirical knowledge led to the achievement of colourful lustre decorations ranging from reddish to yellowish or even greenish, some of them with a metallic shi…
Evidence for the Use of Egyptian Blue in an 11th Century Mural Altarpiece by Sem–eds, Ftir and Sr XRD (Church of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Spain)
The present study shows the analysis performed on pigment samples taken from Sant Pere (Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain), a remarkable church built in the Romanesque style. On the basis of the results obtained from the analysis, an interesting discussion arises after finding evidence of Egyptian blue in one of the samples, a discovery that was not expected due to the time period of the samples. The pigments were identified by the combined use of FTIR …
Templar Joint Repointings
The medieval repointings, with incised and painted decoration, observed on the walls of Miravet Castle, Spain, which was built during the 12th century by the Knights Templar, are described, analysed and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, SEM–EDS and FTIR. The results demonstrate that the painted decoration preserved on the inner walls of the dining room is original and contemporary with the outer joint repointings. This feature is of grea…
Consolidation of stone blocks prior to placement
Visigothic Jewellery
In this work, we studied coloured and colourless glass used as gems in V isigothic buckles possibly originating from the necropolises of T orredonjimeno, D uraton or C astilltierra in S pain. Scanning electron microscopy ( SEM ) with energy‐dispersive analysis ( EDS ) and observations made with an optical microscope in reflected and transmission mode were performed in order to establish the composition, origin of the colour and decay process of t…
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