Notice catalographique « Applied physics A, Materials science & processing, volume 79 no. 2 July 2004 : Special issue on "Materials aspects of art characterization, conservation, and restoration" »

Contents:

Heaven and Earth -- 'Madonne col Bambino' and 'Rustiques figulines'

Raman spectrometry, a unique tool to analyze and classify ancient ceramics and glasses

Combined use of surface and micro-analytical techniques for the study of ancient coins

Menu Investigation of Chinese archaic jade by PIXE and Raman spectrometry

Characterization of laser-treated paper

Palaeolithic painting matter: natural or heat-treated pigment?

Leaching of lead silicate glasses in acid environment: compositional and structural changes

Combined use of GDOES, SEM r EDS, XRD and OM for the microchemical study of the corrosion products on archaeological bronzes

"Gold corrosion": red stains on a gold Austrian Ducat LIBS used as a diagnostic tool during the laser cleaning of ancient marble from Mediterranean areas

Archaeometry of sicilian glazed pottery

Silver and copper nanoclusters in the lustre decoration of Italian Renaissance pottery: an EXAFS study

Some aspects of the characterization of decorations on ceramic glazes

Production of gold and ruby-red lustres in Gubbio (Umbria, Italy) during the Renaissance period

Effects of chemical and biological warfare remediation agents on the materials of museum objects

Thermally and optically stimulated luminescence of glass mosaic tesserae

Viti Characterisation of decorations on Iranian (loth-i3th century) lustreware

Montana Microchemical and microstructural characterisation of medieval and post-medieval ceramic glaze coatings

Raepsaet Surface topology investigation for ancient coinage assessment using optical interterometry

Bismuth knowledge during the Renaissance strengthened by its use in Italian lustres production

A TEM study of nanoparticles in lustre glazes

High-resolution radiocarbon dating of prehistoric sites in southern Italy

Luminescence properties of lustre decorated majolica

Classification of ancient Etruscan ceramics using statistical multivariate analysis of data

Decay characterization of glassy pigments: an XPS investigation of smalt paint layers

Microanalytical study of a ferrous agricultural tool recovered from a historical site in Rio de Janeiro

Microchemical investigation on Renaissance coins minted at Gubbio (Central Italy)

Archaeology of Lisbon Old City: ceramic crucibles from pre-XVIIIth century metallurgical foundries

Effects of Nd : YAG (532 mn) laser radiation on "clean" cotton

Technological study of ancient ceramics produced in Casteldurante (central Italy) during the Renaissance

Study of ancient mortars from the Roman Villa of Pollio Felice in Sorrento (Naples)

The protection of different Italian marbles with two partially flourinated acrylic copolymers

L.A-ICP-MS analysis of platinum-group elements and other elements of interest in ancient gold

NMR spectroscopy applied to the Cultural Heritage:
a preliminary study on ancient wood characterisation

Corrosion of 85-5-5-5 bronze in natural and synthetic acid rain

A percolation context evidenced by thermostimulated currents in oil-resin art media

Ion beam and infrared analysis of medieval stained glass

Nanometric size control and treatment of historic paper manuscript and prints with laser light at r57 nm

Surface analysis of paper documents damaged by foxing

The impact of gallic acid on iron gall ink corrosion

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) investigations of ancient Egyptian cosmetic powders

Cadmium colours: composition and properties

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