Chemical analysis in cultural heritage / edited by Luigia Sabbatini and Inez Dorothé van der Werf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabbatini, Luigia, editor.

van der Werf, Inez Dorothé, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 473 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Chemical Analysis provides non invasive and micro-analytical techniques for the investigation of cultural heritage materials. The tools and techniques, discussed by experts in the field, are of universal, sensitive and multi-component nature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of contributing authors

1. Overview of materials in Cultural Heritage

2. XRF technique

3. Inorganic mass spectrometry

4. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in heritage science

5. UV-Vis spectroscopy

6. Recent trends in the application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in Heritage Science: frommicro- to non-invasive FT-IR

7. Raman microspectroscopy for Cultural Heritage studies

8. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques for the characterisation of organic materials in works of art

9. Liquid chromatography: Current applications in Heritage Science and recent developments

10. Characterization of proteins in cultural heritage using MALDI-TOF and LC-MS/MS mass spectrometric techniques

11. Wall paintings - diagnostic and archaeometric studies

12. From beams to glass: determining compositions to study provenance and production techniques

13. Physicochemical approaches to gold and silver work, an overview: Searching for technologies, tracing routes, attempting to preserve

14. Archaeometry of ceramic materials

15. Multi technique and multiscale approaches to the study of ancient and modern art objects on wooden and canvas support

16. The conservation of medieval manuscript illuminations: A chemical perspective

17. Disappearing ink! Unraveling the fading of a contemporary design object

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110456486

3110456486

9783110457537

3110457539

OCLC:

1149393900