Physical Techniques in the Study of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Name: Physical Techniques in the Study of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
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ISBN: 9780444528568

ISBN-10: 0444528563

ISBN-13: 9780444528568

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Dudley Cecil Creagh, David Bradley

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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 associates Dr David Paterson and Deborah Lau. This is concerned with the holistic modelling of gas and…

Book details

List price: $125.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 7/6/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 282
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.45" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

David Bradley is a Reader at the University of Surrey, Secretary of the International Radiation Physics Society and edits the journal Applied Radiation and Isotopes. His research interests concern photon scattering, radioanalytical techniques for determination of trace element concentrations and the development of synchrotron techniques for the characterisation of media.



Preface



Synchrotron Radiation and its Use in Art, Archaeometry, and Cultural Heritage Studies




Introduction



The principles of synchrotron radiation generation



Synchrotron radiation beamlines



Detectors



Techniques


Acknowledgements


References



Synchrotron Imaging for Archaeology, Art History, Conservation, and Palaeontology




Introduction



Current use of synchrotron imaging on ancient materials



Experimental requirements



Examples of imaging experiments



Conclusions: some way forward


Acknowledgements


References



Holistic Modeling of Gas and Aerosol Deposition and the Degradation of Cultural Objects




Introduction



Types and sizes of particles and types of gases



Deposition mechanisms



Deposition equations



Generation, transport and deposition on cultural objects exposed to the external environment



Generation, transport and deposition on cultural objects inside buildings



Surface forms and degradation



Implications for design and maintenance strategies



Conclusions


References



Examples of Using Advanced Analytical Techniques to Investigate the Degradation of Photographic Materials




Introduction



Silver mirroring on silver gelatin glass plates



Identification of photographic dyes in colour motion picture films


References



Hyperspectral Imaging: A New Technique for the Non-Invasive Study of Artworks




Introduction



The principles of reflectance and hyperspectral imaging



Building a hyperspectral imaging system



Selected applications


Acknowledgements


References


Author Index


Subject Index