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

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 heritag...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd.,
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/18711731/2
Summary: 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 ass
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
ISBN: 9780444528568
0444528563
9780080548814
0080548814
1281119873
9781281119872
Index Number: CC135
CLC: G05
Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1. Synchrotron Radiation and its Use in Art, Archaeometry, and Cultural Heritage Studies (D. Creagh) -- Chapter 2. Synchrotron Imaging for Archaeology, Art History, Conservation and Paleontology (L. Bertrand) -- Chapter 3. Holistic Modeling of Gas and Aerosol Deposition and the Degradation of Cultural Objects (I.S. Cole, D.A. Paterson and D. Lau) -- Chapter 4. Examples of Investigations into the Degradation of Photographic Materials making use of Advanced Analytical Techniques (G. Di Pietro) -- Chapter 5. Hyperspectral Imaging: a New Technique for the Non-Invasive Study of