TY - GEN A1 - Raedel, Martina T1 - Research and reconstruction of historic gold mosaics N2 - A research project of reconstructing historical gold mosaics deals with reconstructing weatherproof gold and silver mosaics according to historical models. The gold mosaics examinded originate mainly from germany from 1880 to 1920 and are composed of three parts. They consist of a matching support glass, the gold or silver layer and a cover glass. By examining the morphology and layer thicknesses with the ESEM, and using chemical analysis with the EDX, the relationship of glass composition and damage patterns was established. The glass analysis provided quantitative composition data and made it possible to determine its chemical stability. It supplied the basis for calculating glass characteristics and was referred to when casting suitable historical mosaic glass. The analysis of the qualitative composition of the gold and silver layers also served as a model for reconstruction. After testing selected reconstructed gold mosaics in the climate chamber, the ESEM was used for capturing leaching and other process data and the glass composition was optimized accordingly. Over 100 predominantly historical gold mosaics were analyzed and the results entered into a database which can now be consulted for comparative investigations to determine both origin and date. T2 - What comes to mind when you hear mosaics, conserving mosaics from ancient to modern CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 15.10.2017 KW - Gold mosaics KW - Leaching process KW - Composition KW - Database PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/43216 AN - OPUS4-43216 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany