title: Infrared and Raman vibrational spectroscopies reveal the palette of frescos found in the medieval monastery of Karaach Teke.
abstract: Vibrational spectroscopy is applied on samples obtained from the excavation area of the medieval Monastery (10th century) of Karaach-Teke in Bulgaria. The results of the corresponding study, reveal the type of materials used for the creation of the wall-paintings and give evidence of Byzantine influence, a fact that further supports the well known impact of Byzantium on the technology and thematic-aesthetic features of iconography in Bulgaria during this era. In addition, the complementarity of FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopies in the identification of pigments is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zorba
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Andrikopoulos
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Paraskevopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pavlidou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Popkonstantinov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kostova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Platnyov
authors.forename: Sister
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daniilia
mesh_terms: D001154:Art; D002031:Bulgaria; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*