Italian photographs, dated between 1890 and 1930, on simple or treated paper support,
chosen to be faithful to Italian photographic tradition of those times, were studied with non …

The present investigation gathers the results of the characterization and scientific analysis of
a memories album with albumen prints from the end of the 19th century, belonging to the art …

The preservation of nineteenth‐century albumen prints is of great concern to collection
managers and to conservators of photographic materials. In the field of art conservation …

The albumen process was the main positive printing photographic process of the 19th
century. Albumen prints form a significant part of historical collections, whether on display or …

In this study, we investigated three types of black and white antique photographs, namely
salt print, albumen photograph, and silver gelatin photograph, utilizing multiple techniques …

The differences in albumen photographs from vintage photographic studios were identified
by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared …

In this work, we explore the use of confocal microscopy to identify the composition of ancient
photographs, taking advantage of the binders' fluorescence and the organic materials nature …

Focusing in the photographic archive of Julián Carrillo (México), a microstructural analysis of
surface photography was carried on to prove the feasibility of atomic force microscopy to …

In the conservation practice of albumen photographs, wet cleaning techniques were long
used to remove pollutions, gluing components, cellulose degradation products, and to …

Fundamental physical and mechanical properties of albumen photographs were studied
with the goal of explaining the tendency for pre-existing cracks in the albumen layer to …