Non-destructive Micro Analysis of Cultural Heritage Materials

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY......Page 2
Contents......Page 14
Series Editor’s Preface......Page 26
Preface......Page 28
1. Introduction and overview......Page 30
2. UV-, IR- and X-ray imaging......Page 44
3. Electron microscopy and its role in cultural heritage studies......Page 102
4. X-ray based methods of analysis......Page 158
5. Ion beam microanalysis......Page 256
6. X-ray photoelectron and Auger electron spectroscopy......Page 306
7. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry......Page 342
8. Infrared, Raman microscopy and fibre-optic Raman spectroscopy (FORS)......Page 388
9. Secondary ion mass spectrometry. Application to archaeology and art objects......Page 426
10. The non-destructive investigation of copper alloy patinas......Page 515
11. Precious metals artefacts......Page 543
12. Diagnostic methodology for the examination of Byzantine frescoes and icons. Non-destructive investigation...........Page 615
13. The provenance of medieval silver coins: analysis with EDXRF, SEM/EDX and PIXE......Page 655
14. Pigment identification in illuminated manuscripts......Page 685
15. Provenance analysis of glass artefacts......Page 713
16. Corrosion of historic glass and enamels......Page 763
17. A study of ancient manuscripts exposed to iron–gall ink corrosion......Page 805
Index......Page 839