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In order to recover the ancient tradition concerning the materials used for the decoration, majolica shards produced during the Renaissance period in Casteldurante, a famous centre for ceramic production in Italy (Marche), have been examined. In the present study, pigments used for the decorations have been investigated by means of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) and diffuse-reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopy. Ochre, lead antimonate yellow, copper-based pigment and smalt have been used as colourants to obtain respectively yellow-orange, yellow, green and blue decorations in accordance with what is reported by the ancient recipes.
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81.05.Mh; 82.80.-d; 61.66.Fn; 61.66.Hq
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Padeletti, G., Fermo, P., Gilardoni, S. et al. Technological study of ancient ceramics produced in Casteldurante (central Italy) during the Renaissance. Appl. Phys. A 79, 335–339 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-004-2521-5
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