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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Elsevier Science Ltd.,
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Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/18711731/2 |
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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 ass |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
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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 |