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  • Blue by Fire: A Marker of the Technical History of Glass and Ceramics

    by Howell G. M. Edwards, Philippe Colomban ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The use of natural mineral and synthetic blue pigments in antiquity for wall paintings and illuminated manuscript historiation evolved into the most suitable blue pigments for the decoration of glazed and enamelled wares (ceramics, glass and metal) which required a stability at the high temperatures of the kilns used for glazing and firing. Historic literature is often vague regarding the blue ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Raman Spectroscopy in Cultural Heritage Preservation

    by Howell G. M. Edwards, Peter Vandenabeele, Philippe Colomban ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book addresses the application of Raman spectroscopic techniques to a range of diverse problems which arise in the study, conservation and restoration of artefacts and sites closely related to our cultural heritage as well as in authentication. These themes are naturally wider than what at first might be considered as artworks and archaeological artefacts and the topics include pigments, ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

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  • Pigment Compendium

    by Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, Ruth Siddall ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology
    This is an essential purchase for all painting conservators and conservation scientists dealing with paintings and painted objects. It provides the first definitive manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments. Illustrated throughout with full colour images reproduced to the highest possible quality, this book is based on years of painstaking research into the visual and optical ... Read more

    $290.00 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis

    Edited by Alice M. W. Hunt ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and geochemical analysis of archaeological ceramic. Ceramic is one of the most complex and ubiquitous archaeomaterials in the archaeological record: it occurs around the world and through time in almost every culture and context, from building materials ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • March of the Pigments

    Color History, Science and Impact

    by Mary Virginia Orna ...
    Take a colorful walk through human ingenuity.Humans have been unpacking the earth to use pigments since cavemen times. Starting out from surface pigments for cave paintings, we’ve dug deep for minerals, mined oceans for colors and exploited the world of plants and animals. Our accidental fumbles have given birth to a whole family of brilliant blues that grace our museums, mansions and motorcars. ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Materials for Conservation

    by C V Horie ...
    Materials in Conservation is the definitive introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. The continual struggle of conservators to ameliorate the deterioration of objects has led to increasing use of synthetic polymers. These materials are part of the sophisticated technology that has been developed to augment and often replace traditional materials and methods. Conservators ... Read more

    $145.99 USD

  • Natural Gas Seepage

    The Earth’s Hydrocarbon Degassing

    by Giuseppe Etiope ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The book offers a modern, comprehensive, and holistic view of natural gas seepage, defined as the visible or invisible flow of gaseous hydrocarbons from subsurface sources to Earth’s surface. Beginning with definitions, classifications for onshore and offshore seepage, and fundamentals on gas migration mechanisms, the book reports the latest findings for the global distribution of gas seepage and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Geologic Time Scale 2012

    Edited by Felix Gradstein, J.G. Ogg, Mark D. Schmitz, Gabi M. Ogg ...
    The Geologic Time Scale 2012, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award Honorable Mention for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth. The authors have been at the forefront of chronostratigraphic research and initiatives to create an international geologic time scale for many years, and the charts in ... Read more

    $101.69 USD

  • Radiation in Art and Archeometry

    by D.C. Creagh, D.A. Bradley ...
    /inca/publications/misc/creaghcov.htmAbout the coverThis book contains twenty chapters covering a wide range of research in the fields of scientific conservation of art and archaeometry. The common thread is the use of radiation in these analyses. The term "radiation" is used in the widest possible sense. The book encompasses the use of electromagnetic radiation in its microwave, infrared, visible ... Read more

    $211.49 USD

  • The Chemical History of Color

    by Mary Virginia Orna ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    In this brief, Mary Virginia Orna details the history of color from the chemical point of view. Beginning with the first recorded uses of color and ending in the development of our modern chemical industry, this rich, yet concise exposition shows us how color pervades every aspect of our lives. Our consciousness, our perceptions, our useful appliances and tools, our playthings, our entertainment, ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Archaeological Chemistry

    by A Mark Pollard, Carl Heron, Ruth Ann Armitage ...
    The use of chemistry in archaeology can help archaeologists answer questions about the nature and origin of the many organic and inorganic finds recovered through excavation, providing valuable information about the social history of humankind. This textbook tackles the fundamental issues in chemical studies of archaeological materials. Examining the most widely used analytical techniques in ... Read more

    $56.69 USD

  • Chemicals and Methods for Conservation and Restoration

    Paintings, Textiles, Fossils, Wood, Stones, Metals, and Glass

    by Johannes Karl Fink ...
    Before the 1970s, most information concerning the conservation and restoration of paintings, wood, and archaeological artefacts were focused on the history of the artefacts, previous attempts of conservation, and the future use of these artefacts. The technical methods of how the restoration and conservation were made were dealt with only very briefly. Today, sophisticated methods of scientific ... Read more

    $175.00 USD