Chemical analysis in cultural heritage

Provides non invasive and micro-analytical techniques for the investigation of cultural heritage materials. The tools and techniques, discussed by experts in the field, are of universal, sensitive and multi-component nature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sabbatini, Luigia
Other Authors: Werf, Inez Dorothé van der
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2020]
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2389721.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Analytical Techniques
  • 2.XRF technique / Pasquale Acquafredda
  • 3. Inorganic mass spectrometry / Josefina Pérez-Arantegui, Francisco Laborda
  • 4. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in heritage science / Demetrios Anglos
  • 5. UV-Vis spectroscopy / Marcello Picollo, Maurizio Aceto, Tatiana Vitorino
  • 6. Recent trends in the application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in Heritage Science: from micro- to non-invasive FT-IR / Francesca Rosi, Laura Cartechini, Diego Sali, Costanza Miliani
  • 7. Raman microspectroscopy for Cultural Heritage studies / Maria Cristina Caggiani, Philippe Colomban
  • 8. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques for the characterisation of organic materials in works of art / Ken Sutherland
  • 9. Liquid chromatography: Current applications in Heritage Science and recent developments / Ilaria Degano
  • 10. Characterization of proteins in cultural heritage using MALDI-TOF and LC-MS/MS mass spectrometric techniques / Stepanka Kuckova, Pavel Cejnar, Jiri Santrucek, Radovan Hynek
  • Part II: Selected Case studies
  • 12. From beams to glass: determining compositions to study provenance and production techniques / Márcia Vilarigues, Inês Coutinho, Teresa Medici, Luís C. Alves, Bernard Gratuze, Andreia Machado
  • 13. Physicochemical approaches to gold and silver work, an overview: Searching for technologies, tracing routes, attempting to preserve / Maria F. Guerra
  • 14. Archaeometry of ceramic materials / Giacomo Eramo, Annarosa Mangone
  • 15. Multi technique and multiscale approaches to the study of ancient and modern art objects on wooden and canvas support / Irina Crina Anca Sandu, Antono Candeias, Klaas Jan van den Berg, Erika Gohde Sandbakken, Eva Storevik Tveit, Henk van Keulen
  • 16. The conservation of medieval manuscript illuminations: A chemical perspective / Maria J. Melo, Paula Nabais, Rita Araújo, Tatiana Vitorino
  • 17. Disappearing ink! Unraveling the fading of a contemporary design object / Gregory D. Smith, Victor J. Chen, Kurt F. Hostettler, Caitlyn E. Phipps
  • Index.