The Grande Rose of the Reims Cathedral: an eight-century perspective on the colour management of medieval stained glass.

ABSTRACT: The Grande Rose of Reims Cathedral (France), a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Monument from the 13th century, underwent several restoration works during the 20th century. Its colours result from centuries of colour management from which little information remain. We used non-destructive and portable optical absorption spectroscopy to quantify glass colour and determine the colouring species on a large-scale study of this monumental window. We found six distinct colour groups, each containing both medieval and modern glasses, with colouring processes specific to each colour. This illustrates medieval glassmakers' mastering of glass colouring and modern glassmakers' management to reproduce medieval glasses colours. Full UV-visible-NIR energy range is necessary for determining the contribution of c

SUBMITTER: Capobianco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397263 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature