Ancient art is typically studied in terms of its aesthetic or historical value. This article presents an alternative approach, examining ancient Egyptian wall reliefs from a chaîne opératoire perspective. The assessed here adorn the walls Chapel Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari Thebes. analysis reveals, for first time, sequence artists’ work, initial preparation surface to master sculptor's final t...

This paper deals with the description of a new adaptive filtering system called RELIEFS (for RELevance Information Fuzzy System). The main principles of this system draw their inspiration from cognitive models of information selection. More precisely, our research is based on the analysis of semantic memory models (knowledge access and knowledge organisation) and attentional models (information...

When an azobenzene-containing polymer film is exposed to non-uniform illumination, a light-induced mass migration process may be induced, leading to the formation of relief patterns on the polymer-free surface. Despite many years of research effort, several aspects of this phenomenon remain poorly understood. Here we report the appearance of spiral-shaped relief patterns on the polymer film und...

The use of multi-sensor systems is demonstrated in this paper. Firstly, the potential of modern smart phones is used to reconstruct 3D shapes for Cultural Heritage applications. Secondly, we let collect the Microsoft Kinect sensor system dense point clouds for 3D indoor modelling. Thirdly, a multi-camera system is mounted onto a rectangular aluminium frame to collect thousands of images of two ...

Abstract In this study, we evaluated the ease of removal soot layers from ancient wall paintings by employing double network gels as a controllable and safe cleaning method. The ceiling temple Seti I (Abydos, Egypt) is covered with thick soot; especially case in sanctuary Osiris. These may have been accumulated during occupation Christians, fleeing Romans first centuries A.D. Soot particulates ...

Cartoon-style line drawings contain very condensed information, after all most of the page stays blank. Yet, they constrain the contents of immediate visual awareness to an extraordinary extent. This is true even for drawings that are - though nominally "representational" - not even in central projection. Moreover, the strokes used in a drawing may stand for a bewildering variety of entities in...