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Characterization of three detached components of the south Gate of Firenze Baptistery through TOF neutron diffraction and NRCA

Data collected on the
INES instrument
at the ISIS facility

Abstract: The South Gate of Florence Baptistery is a 3 meters high gilded bronze artifact designed by Andrea Pisano and cast by Lorenzo D�Avanzo and co-workers between 1329 and 1336. It is one of the oldest Middle Ages bronze gates in existence in Europe. In order to gain the highest amount of information about the gate manufacturing method, we plan to use neutron and muon techniques on three detached components. Our goal consists in the investigation of the casting and gilding manufacturing procedures by identifying: a) number and position of the casting channels; b) composition and homogeneity of the brass alloy in the different areas; c) general quality of the casting through the identification of the presence and size of bubbles, flaws and defects; d) composition and thickness of the mercury amalgam gilding. Diffraction and NRCA will be used to support ansewers for all questions.

Public release date: 20 December 2022

Principal Investigator: Dr Andrea Cagnini
Experimenter: Dr Monica Galeotti
Experimenter: Dr Stefania Agnoletti
Experimenter: Miss Bethany Hampshire
Experimenter: Dr Simone Porcinai
Experimenter: Dr Francesco Grazzi
Experimenter: Dr Francesco Cantini
Local Contact: Dr Antonella Scherillo

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1920383-2

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1920383

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1920383

Part Number: 2

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Date of Experiment: 21 November 2019

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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Dr Andrea Cagnini et al; (2019): Characterization of three detached components of the south Gate of Firenze Baptistery through TOF neutron diffraction and NRCA, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1920383-2

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