Anna Lluveras-Tenorio et al.
PloS one, 7(11), e49383-e49383 (2012-11-21)
This paper describes a method for reliably identifying saccharide materials in paintings. Since the 3(rd) millennium B.C., polysaccharide materials such as plant gums, sugar, flour, and honey were used as binding media and sizing agents in paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and