The Implication of Vision and Colour in Cultural Heritage

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The article is a novel contribution to the relationship between optics, colors and the cultural perception that we have of them. The data presented and the methodology is correct, as the mastery of the terminology and the bibliography.

Author Response

Thank you very much for your revision

Reviewer 2 Report

The premise of the study on the viewers experience of historic visual arts, namely paintings, in relation to colour makes a contribution to knowledge. Some allowance for the fading of colour from when the original was first produced is taken into consideration in line 38. This is a useful article that represents the physical dimensions of viewing works of art and it should add to understanding if considered with an understanding of the perception of colour when considering art reception.

Line 51 remove 'is'.

Line 157 discusses range of participants and the various effects that their age and condition of eyesight bring to the reception of accurate colour from the object. This section would benefit from being more explicit with expansion on the methods used to do the research and gather the data.

It would be interesting to include a table that shows the differences between direct and using a device to vie colour in artworks.

There is no mention of ethics even though children were used as participants.

Line 173 is in the first person. The first sentence in the conclusion is confusing. The conclusion is very brief, does it reflect the key insights that need to be shared.

Author Response

Dear reviewer 2

The premise of the study on the viewers experience of historic visual arts, namely paintings, in relation to colour makes a contribution to knowledge. Some allowance for the fading of colour from when the original was first produced is taken into consideration in line 38. This is a useful article that represents the physical dimensions of viewing works of art and it should add to understanding if considered with an understanding of the perception of colour when considering art reception. Thank you for your sentence.

Line 51 was removed 'is'. Resolved

Line 157 discusses range of participants and the various effects that their age and condition of eyesight bring to the reception of accurate colour from the object. This section would benefit from being more explicit with expansion on the methods used to do the research and gather the data.: This text was included and can be consulted for expansion in paper with reference number [20]: “Accommodative lag and accommodative fluctuations at far distance (6 m) and near distance (25 cm) were measured using the Grand Seiko WAM-5500 open-field autorefractor”

It would be interesting to include a table that shows the differences between direct and using a device to vie colour in artworks. This is a very interesting suggestion but there are many differences between measurements and ways of evaluating to publish it at the moment. In any case it will be part of a following article where we will try to study what implication has any of the commented differences

There is no mention of ethics even though children were used as participants. It is a transcription to make my opinion about the colour in art and the referenced papers mention it[A2] . The next sentence was included: “Referenced patient studies comply with the Helsinky statement “

Line 173 is in the first person. This was corrected. The first sentence in the conclusion is confusing. The conclusion is very brief, does it reflect the key insights that need to be shared. Resolved adding next sentence: In the end, I We think that certain conclusions are met, As a first conclusion, the changes [A3] of the quality of lighting produce subjective alterations in the observers. .highlighting regardless of the quality of lighting for a work of art and the methodology used with the latest advances, subjective assessment may be affected. Another conclusion was added: “It is preferable to use a light source with a Duv value of zero to enhance and comfortably view colour”

 

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Reviewer 3 Report

The manuscript submitted for publication in the journal Heritage is an interesting paper. However, I am not really convinced that it will fit into the scopes of the journal.

There are just a few typing errors, which can be corrected easily:
Line 26: Please us "at a wavelength of approximately 400 and 700 nm
Line 51: ...Increass and it induces ...
Conclusion, line 173: regardless instead of Regardless

 

 

Author Response

Dear reviewer 3

English language and style Extensive editing of English language and style required. The English was revised by a UK native speaker in this version but authors have checked it again.

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The manuscript submitted for publication in the journal Heritage is an interesting paper. However, I am not really convinced that it will fit into the scopes of the journal. Thanks for your remark. The subject-matter was proposed by the Guest Editor to complete the background of this special issue. In any case optical technologies are applied in cultural heritage but it is important to know that the eye is the ultimate recipient of this result.

There are just a few typing errors, which can be corrected easily:
Line 26: Please us "at a wavelength of approximately 400 and 700 nm. The “a” was included.
Line 51: ...Increass and it induces ... The article was included.
Conclusion, line 173: regardless instead of Regardless. Resolved.

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This manuscript is a resubmission of an earlier submission. The following is a list of the peer review reports and author responses from that submission.