[EN] The communication presents the methodology and conclusions of the study developed by the Color
Group of the Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio of the Universitat Politècnica de
València, in the context of the restoration of the Torres de Quart of Valencia (XV century). In this
intervention, it was conducted a comprehensive study of the original coatings, both regarding to their
mineral composition and their colors. This study included the determination of the original color
chemical characteristics, an exhaustive physical color measurement of the remnants of pigments on the
outer facades, over three coating layers with different nature, and also a study of the color degradation
conditions in the Torres de Quart and their relation to the sunlight exposureTorres Barchino, AM.; Serra Lluch, JDR.; Llopis Verdú, J.; Higón Calvet, JL.; Saiz Mauleón, MB.; Villaplana Guillén, RV. (2015). La recuperación de los colores originales de las Torres de Quart de Valencia. En Defensive architecture of the mediterranean: XV to XVIII centuries. Vol. II. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 311-318. https://doi.org/10.4995/FORTMED2015.2015.177731131