مطالعه فن شناسی نقشه قالی دو منطقه اصفهان و کرمان (بررسی یک نمونه از هر منطقه)

Conservation and preservation of carpet design cartoons requires a scientific con servation plan appropriate for each case study. The research into the carpet designs of Kerman and Isfahan regions was carried out in 2003 in order to gain access to a comprehensive and exact method for their conservation. In this research, besides the differences in the techniques of producing carpet designs in these regions - based on microscopic observations - the kind of paper fibers used in Kerman was realized as a pine wood byproduct, while the Isfahan region cartoon paper was from ashwhite and pine trees. The kind of dyes that have been used in colouring of carpet designs in Kerman and Isfahan was determined on the basis of the elemental analysis of SEM and FTIR spectrum. Subsequently, the organic origin of the following dyes was established: black, dark- blue, blue, red and the black ink of the checkered paper (manual and printed). The other dyes were mineral. The compound white colour in Kerman carpet designs was white lead and the compound white of Isfahan (except light blue) was zinc oxide.