Scientific Examination of Art : Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis (Sackler NAS Colloquium).

FrontMatter -- Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. 1913-1987 -- Preface -- Contents -- The State of the Field -- Overview--John Winter -- Material Innovation and Artistic Invention: New Materials and New Colors in Renaissance Venetian Paintings--Barbara H. Berrie -- The Scientific Examination of Works of Art on Paper--Paul M. Whitmore -- Changing Approaches in Art Conservation: 1925 to the Present--Joyce Hill Stoner -- An Overview of Current Scientific Research on Stone Sculpture--Richard Newman -- Biodeterioration of Stone--Thomas D. Perry IV, Christopher J. McNamara, and Ralph Mitchell -- Techniques and Applications -- Analytical Capabilities of Infrared Reflectography: An Art Historian's Perspective--Molly Faries -- Color-Accurate Image Archives Using Spectral Imaging--Roy S. Berns -- Multispectral Imaging of Paintings in the Infrared to Detect and Map Blue Pigments--John K. Delaney, Elizabeth Walmsley, Barbara H. Berrie, and Colin F. Fletcher -- Modern Paints--Tom Learner -- Material and Method in Modern Art: A Collaborative Challenge--Carol Mancusi-Ungaro -- Raman Microscopy in the Identification of Pigments on Manuscripts and Other Artwork--Robin J. H. Clark -- Paint Media Analysis--Michael R. Schilling -- A Review of Some Recent Research on Early Chinese Jades--Janet G. Douglas -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A Contributors -- APPENDIX B Program -- APPENDIX C Participants.

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