Material Analysis in Cultural Heritage

• Other Authors: Šmit, Žiga (Editor), Menart, Eva (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Materials science; old violin; X-ray imaging; computed tomography; resonance wood; constructive elements; mortars; roman bricks; Bracara Augusta; necropolis; funerary nucleus; archaeological sites; chemical characterization; glazed tile; screen wall; ceramic technology; decay; conservation; ancient China; painted enamels; cloisonné; gold alloy; blue; yellow; green; white; China; Qing Dynasty; spectroscopy; composition; Roman glass; PGAA; Histria; Tomis; chemical composition; Early Roman Empire; late antiquity; Foy 3.2; Foy 2.1; Fe-rich; color-branding; Balkans; ultramafic metamorphic rock; stone artefact; Lapis Aequipondus/Martyrum; cultural heritage; counterweight; LIBS; XRF; Nanhai I; archaeological iron; corrosion layers; X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry; Prompt-gamma activation analysis; porcelain; non-destructive composition; cadmium sulfide; degradation; Raman spectroscopy; transient absorption spectroscopy; reflectance; photoluminescence; existing RC constructions; compressive concrete strength; in situ tests; NDT-DT correlations; code provision; n/a
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Summary

"Material Analysis in Cultural Heritage" describes the application of modern analytical techniques in the studies of selected historical materials, their properties, and processes they undergo. The topics include glass and ceramics, metal preservation, functionality and testing of historic and modern building materials, origins of specific stones, decomposition of painting pigments, and the construction of historic violins.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (210 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-7489-9
9783036574882
9783036574899

Access

Open Access