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UNINA9910484765103321 |
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Autore |
Karampelas Stefanos |
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Titolo |
Gems and Gemmology : An Introduction for Archaeologists, Art-Historians and Conservators / / by Stefanos Karampelas, Lore Kiefert, Danilo Bersani, Peter Vandenabeele |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (118 pagess) |
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Collana |
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Short Introductions to Cultural Heritage Science |
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Soggetti |
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Cultural heritage |
Archaeology |
Mineralogy |
Materials science |
Civilization - History |
Analytical chemistry |
Cultural Heritage |
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials |
Cultural History |
Analytical Chemistry |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Gems through the ages -- Gem analysis -- Gem treatments, synthetics and Imitations -- Archaeometrical questions (case studies) -- Glossary. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a lucid introduction to the basics of gemmology. It familiarizes archaeologists, art historians and conservators with the science of gemstones and allows them to understand the basic concepts of their provenance, typology and treatments. Which are the main types of gems? What treatments can be applied? How does one analyse gems? How can gems contribute to archaeometrical research? This volume is written by four experts in the fields of gemmology and archaeometry and addresses both students who need an introduction |
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