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Titolo: |
Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage [[electronic resource] /] / editors David Bradley, Dudley Creagh
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Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
Disciplina: | 930.1028 |
Soggetto topico: | Art - History |
Archaeology | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: |
BradleyDavid
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; 1 The Modern Museum; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 EXAMINATION, CHARACTERISATION, ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTEFACTS ... WHY?; 3 INSTITUTIONS AND NETWORKS ACTIVE AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"" AND ""CULTURAL HERITAGE""; 4 MAIN TECHNIQUES USED IN THE STUDY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTEFACTS; 5 CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; APPENDIX 1: SOME NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS; APPENDIX 2: WEBSITES OF INTEREST IN THE DOMAIN ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"" AND ""CULTURAL HERITAGE"" |
APPENDIX 3: SOME PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE DOMAIN ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"" AND ""CULTURAL HERITAGE""APPENDIX 4: QUESTIONS TO BE SOLVED BY RADIOGRAPHY, SOME EXAMPLES; REFERENCES; 2 X-ray and Neutron Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography for Cultural Heritage; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 RADIATION SOURCES; 3 INTERACTION OF THE RADIATION WITH MATTER; 4 DIGITAL IMAGING FOR X- AND ? RAYS; 5 DETECTORS FOR X- AND ? RAYS; 6 EXPERIMENTAL ACQUISITION OF DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHS: SOME EXAMPLES; 7 DIGITAL IMAGING FOR NEUTRON RADIATION; 8 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING X-RAYS AND GAMMA PHOTONS | |
9 EXPERIMENTAL ACQUISITION OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHS: SOME EXAMPLES10 SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX A: BASIC NOTIONS CONCERNING FOURIER TRANSFORMS; APPENDIX B: MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; APPENDIX C: CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME DETECTION SYSTEMS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; 3 Investigation of Diagenetic and Postmortem Bone Mineral Change by Small- Angle X- Ray Scattering; 1 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT; 2 BIOMOLECULAR PRESERVATION; 3 MICROFOCUS SAXS AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING; 4 DETECTION OF BURNING AND CREMATION; 5 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES | |
4 The Use of X-ray Scattering to Analyse Parchment Structure and Degradation1 PARCHMENT; 2 TECHNIQUES; 3 RESULTS; 4 SURFACE TO SURFACE ANALYSIS OF PARCHMENT CROSS SECTIONS; 5 LASER CLEANED PARCHMENT; 6 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 5 Egyptian Eye Cosmetics (""Kohls""): Past and Present; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS; 3 RESULTS; 4 DISCUSSION; 5 CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Indices; Author Index; Subject Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This volume is the first of a series on Physical Techniques in the Study of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. It follows a successful earlier publication by Elsevier (Radiation in Art and Archaeometry). There has been an upsurge of interest world wide in cultural heritage issues, and in particular, large organizations such as UNESCO and the European Union are active in providing funding for a very diverse range of projects in cultural heritage preservation. It is perceived that it is essential to preserve the cultural heritage of societies, both to benefit the future generations of |
Titolo autorizzato: | Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-64174-6 |
9786610641741 | |
0-08-046186-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910457245403321 |
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