Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage. Vol. 2 / editors, Dudley Creagh, David Bradley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Creagh, D. C.

Bradley, D. A.

Series:

Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage.

Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage, 1871-1731

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Antiquities.

Art objects--Conservation and restoration.

Art objects.

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

Historic preservation.

Radiography in archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Chapter 1 Dudley Creagh writes on ""synchrotron radiation and its use in art, archaeometry, and cultural heritage studies"". Loic Bertrand has written in Chapter 2 on synchrotron imaging for archaeology and art history, conservation, and palaeontology. Dr. Bertrand is Archaeology and cultural heritage officer at the new French synchrotron, Synchrotron Soleil (Orme les Mesuriers, Gif-sur-Yvette, France). He is charged with the task of raising the awareness of cultural heritage scientists to the use of synchrotron radiation for their research.

Contents:

Cover; Chapter 1: Synchrotron Radiation and its Use in Art, Archaeometry, and Cultural Heritage Studies; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE PRINCIPLES OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION GENERATION; 3. SYNCHROTRON RADIATION BEAMLINES; 4. DETECTORS; 5. TECHNIQUES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: Synchrotron Imaging for Archaeology, Art History, Conservation, and Palaeontology; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CURRENT USE OF SYNCHROTRON IMAGING ON ANCIENT MATERIALS; 3. EXPERIMENTAL REQUIREMENTS; 4. EXAMPLES OF IMAGING EXPERIMENTS; 5. CONCLUSIONS: SOME WAY FORWARD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES

Chapter 3: Holistic Modeling of Gas and Aerosol Deposition and the Degradation of Cultural Objects; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TYPES AND SIZES OF PARTICLES AND TYPES OF GASES; 3. DEPOSITION MECHANISMS; 4. DEPOSITION EQUATIONS; 5. GENERATION, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION ON CULTURAL OBJECTS EXPOSED TO THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT; 6. GENERATION, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION ON CULTURAL OBJECTS INSIDE BUILDINGS; 7. SURFACE FORMS AND DEGRADATION; 8. IMPLICATIONS FOR DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; 9. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES

Chapter 4: Examples of Using Advanced Analytical Techniques to Investigate the Degradation of Photographic Materials; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SILVER MIRRORING ON SILVER GELATIN GLASS PLATES; 3. IDENTIFICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC DYES IN COLOUR MOTION PICTURE FILMS; REFFERENCES; Chapter 5: Hyperspectral Imaging: A New Technique for the Non-Invasive Study of Artworks; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE PRINCIPLES OF REFLECTANCE AND HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING; 3. BUILDING A HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM; 4. SELECTED APPLICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-11987-3

9786611119874

0-08-054881-4

OCLC:

162131488