Scientific examination of art : modern techniques in conservation and analysis.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium on Scientific Examination of Art : Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Conference Name:

Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium on Scientific Examination of Art : Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis (2003 : Washington, DC)

Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences (2003 : Washington, D.C.). Scientific Examination of Art.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art objects--Conservation and restoration.

Art objects.

Art--History.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In March 2003, the National Academy of Sciences Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia presented the "Scientific Examination of Art: Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis" at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. Featuring senior

Contents:

FrontMatter

Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. 1913-1987

Preface

Contents

The State of the Field

Overview

John Winter

Material Innovation and Artistic Invention: New Materials and New Colors in Renaissance Venetian Paintings

Barbara H. Berrie

The Scientific Examination of Works of Art on Paper

Paul M. Whitmore

Changing Approaches in Art Conservation: 1925 to the Present

Joyce Hill Stoner

An Overview of Current Scientific Research on Stone Sculpture

Richard Newman

Biodeterioration of Stone

Thomas D. Perry IV, Christopher J. McNamara, and Ralph Mitchell

Techniques and Applications

Analytical Capabilities of Infrared Reflectography: An Art Historian's Perspective

Molly Faries

Color-Accurate Image Archives Using Spectral Imaging

Roy S. Berns

Multispectral Imaging of Paintings in the Infrared to Detect and Map Blue Pigments

John K. Delaney, Elizabeth Walmsley, Barbara H. Berrie, and Colin F. Fletcher

Modern Paints

Tom Learner

Material and Method in Modern Art: A Collaborative Challenge

Carol Mancusi-Ungaro

Raman Microscopy in the Identification of Pigments on Manuscripts and Other Artwork

Robin J. H. Clark

Paint Media Analysis

Michael R. Schilling

A Review of Some Recent Research on Early Chinese Jades

Janet G. Douglas

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A Contributors

APPENDIX B Program

APPENDIX C Participants.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Related Work:

Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences (2003 : Washington, D.C.). Scientific Examination of Art.

ISBN:

1-282-08336-8

9786612083365

0-309-54961-2

OCLC:

84373699