Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore

Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore

Deterioration of wall paintings caused by environmental pollution is a worldwide problem especially with reference to the present industrial era. The alarming incremental trend of pollution in Pakistan has threatened the cultural assets. The deposition of pollutants on historic fabric is the main so...

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Main Authors: Saima Gulzar, Jean-Pierre Burg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers of Architectural Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263518300438
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spelling doaj-1469a53a706e48398b1664b15d7646572021-03-02T10:52:04ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352018-12-0174465472Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, LahoreSaima Gulzar0Jean-Pierre Burg1Department of Architecture, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Geological Institute, NO E 67, Sonneggstrasse 5 CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland; Corresponding author at: Department of Architecture, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Geological Institute, NO E 67, Sonneggstrasse 5 CH-8092, Zurich, SwitzerlandDeterioration of wall paintings caused by environmental pollution is a worldwide problem especially with reference to the present industrial era. The alarming incremental trend of pollution in Pakistan has threatened the cultural assets. The deposition of pollutants on historic fabric is the main source of chemical and mineralogical alterations of wall paintings. The present diagnostic study investigated the main deterioration mechanisms affecting wall paintings of the late Mughal period, in the Begumpura Complex, in Lahore. Micro samples were characterized by XRD and SEM-EDS to identify deterioration products and understand deterioration mechanisms prevalent at the heritage site. The results revealed that red ocher, green earth and calcium carbonate were initially used for red, green and white pigments, respectively. Sodium chloride (halite, NaCl) and gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) were identified as the main deterioration products. Keywords: Deterioration, Wall, Painting, Begumpura, Lahorehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263518300438
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Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore
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title Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore
title_short Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore
title_full Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore
title_fullStr Preliminary investigation of late Mughal period wall paintings from historic monuments of Begumpura, Lahore
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publishDate 2018-12-01
description Deterioration of wall paintings caused by environmental pollution is a worldwide problem especially with reference to the present industrial era. The alarming incremental trend of pollution in Pakistan has threatened the cultural assets. The deposition of pollutants on historic fabric is the main source of chemical and mineralogical alterations of wall paintings. The present diagnostic study investigated the main deterioration mechanisms affecting wall paintings of the late Mughal period, in the Begumpura Complex, in Lahore. Micro samples were characterized by XRD and SEM-EDS to identify deterioration products and understand deterioration mechanisms prevalent at the heritage site. The results revealed that red ocher, green earth and calcium carbonate were initially used for red, green and white pigments, respectively. Sodium chloride (halite, NaCl) and gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) were identified as the main deterioration products. Keywords: Deterioration, Wall, Painting, Begumpura, Lahore
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