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PIXE-PIGE analysis of early medieval window glass from the abbey of Stavelot
Van Wersch, Line; Mathis, François; Biron, Isabelle et al.
201311th European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology - ECAART 11
 

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Keywords :
Glass; Medieval; Stavelot; Chemical Analysis; PIXE; PIGE
Abstract :
[en] From the 1 st century, glass found in northern Europe was made from a mix of sand and natron that had to be imported from eastern Mediterranean [1]. After the fall of the Roman Empire, glassmakers could either recycle existing glass or continue to import material. Then, around the end of the 8 th century, the first testimonies of potash glass, made with sand and trees ashes, are attested [1]. This type of glass would then prevail but the reasons and mechanisms of its appearance remain beyond understanding. They could be linked to the development of architecture and the growing needs of window glass. Founded in the middle of the VII th century, the abbey of Stavelot was a first time ruined by Vikings in 881. In the destruction levels, hundreds fragments of window glass were found [2]. 34 fragments were analysed in PIXE-PIGE at the cyclotron of the Institute of Nuclear and Atomic Physics and of Spectrometry of the University of Liège. The results show coexistence of both natron and potash glass on the site, even in the same archaeological contexts. For the coloration, the recipes to obtain turquoise or amber glass were comparable to those known on other early medieval sites [3], but to make green potash glass the artisans have used to two types of recipes. This shows the need to carry on researches and analysis on early medieval window glass in order to understand its production techniques that are also at the origin of famous gothic stained glass
Research center :
Centre d'Etude Médievale
Disciplines :
Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Van Wersch, Line  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie médiévale et post-médiévale
Mathis, François ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Spectroscopie atomique et Physique des atomes froids
Biron, Isabelle;  Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication > Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France
Neuray, Brigitte;  Service Publique de Wallonie > Service de l'Archéologie de Liège
Chene, Grégoire ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre européen en archéométrie
Strivay, David  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique nucléaire, atomique et spectroscopie
Language :
English
Title :
PIXE-PIGE analysis of early medieval window glass from the abbey of Stavelot
Publication date :
2013
Event name :
11th European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology - ECAART 11
Event organizer :
Université de Namur - Université de Liège
Event place :
Namur, Belgium
Event date :
8-13 Septembre 2013
Audience :
International
Funders :
UB - Université de Bourgogne [FR]
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