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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457224503321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2007

ISBN

1-281-11987-3

9786611119874

0-08-054881-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

CreaghD. C

BradleyD. A

Disciplina

363.69

Soggetti

Antiquities - Collection and preservation

Art objects - Conservation and restoration

Cultural property - Protection

Historic preservation

Radiography in archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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 Objects1. 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 Materials1. 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

Sommario/riassunto

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. Chapter 3 has been written by Ivan Cole and his