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

Volume 2
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-444-52856-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

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 aerosol deposition and the degradation of cultural objects. Dr. Cole is Deputy Chief of the Novel Materials and Processes Division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Melbourne, Australia). He has over twenty years experience in involvement in projects concerned with the preservation of cultural heritage. Ivan is an internationally recognized leader in the field of the life cycle of materials and the development of protective coatings for metals. In Chapter 4, Giovanna Di Pietro describes two different types of experiments she has undertaken in the study of the mechanisms underlying the degradation of photographic media. In the first Dr. Di Pietro describes the degradation of old back-and-white plate. In the second she outlines her attempts to understand the mechanisms by which comparatively modern motion picture film degrades. A significant part of this project involved trying to ascertain exactly what dyes were used by Kodak in their motion picture film from about 1980 onwards. An entirely new technique for the remote investigation of the pigments in paintings is presented by Maria Kubik in Chapter 5. This technique will significantly enhance the ability of conservators to study the palette of pigments used by artists, check for repairs by others, and detect fraudulent paintings.

Zielgruppe

Museologists, Conservators, Physical and Chemical Sciences scientists, Museum & Art Gallery Bookshops, Students of Art and Archaeometry

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Creagh, Dudley Cecil

Bradley, David

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Experimentalphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Restaurierung, Konservierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Artworks (M. Kubik)

Über Autor(innen)

Creagh, Dudley Cecil
Professor Dudley Creagh, Professor and Director of Cultural Heritage Research, is an expert in the design and development of new analytical equipment, especially equipment using synchrotron radiation, for the study of materials, especially cultural heritage artefacts. He had led research on such topics as valuable medals (e.g., Victoria Cross), the protection of objects against corrosion, Australian aboriginal bark paintings, and the degradation ofiron-gall inks on parchments, movie film, and painted surfaces.

Bradley, David
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.