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

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.69; 930.1028
• Soggetto topico: Antiquities - Collection and preservation; Art objects - Conservation and restoration; Cultural property - Protection; Historic preservation; Radiography in archaeology
• Altri autori: CreaghD. C BradleyD. A
• 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 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage
• ISBN: 1-281-11987-3; 9786611119874; 0-08-054881-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816682903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage.