Notice catalographique « Conservation science 2002 : papers from the conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-24 May 2002 »

• Townsend, Joyce H.
• Eremin, Katherine

Contents:

Preventive conservation: the research

Monitoring dust in historic houses

Monitoring of deposited particle levels within the Royal Museum of Scotland: distribution patterns and the effects of nearby construction work

Ceramics threatened by acid-induced salts

Improvement of showcase environment at the Silberkammer, Vienna

Assessment of materials used for anoxic microenvironments

Museum collections: data sheets for improved management

Risk Map: a project to aid decision-making in the protection, preservation and conservation of Italian cultural heritage

Practical applications of reactivity monitoring in museums and archives

Inhibiting the deterioration of plasticised poly (vinyl chloride) in museum collections

The monitoring of painted wood panels by fibre Bragg grating sensors

Dimensional change of Australian Aboriginal bark paintings using non-destructive monitoring techniques

The sulphur threat to marine archaeological artefacts: acid and iron removal from the Vasa

Electrochemistry as a conservation tool: an overview

The potential of inverse chromatography for investigating the interactions of consolidants and solvents with archaeological materials

Laser cleaning of natural history specimens and subsequent SEM examination

Comparing the bond strength of adhesive support treatments for textiles: peel strength versus work of adhesion

Laminated materials from the National Anthropological Archives

Characterisation and development of mortars for the conservation of Byzantine floor mosaics

The application of science in the conservation of historic buildings and monuments

Evaluating the use of bioremediation techniques in the conservation of hydrocarbon-contaminated stone monuments

A scientific approach for the conservation of the outdoor bronze monument of Theodoros Kolokotronis

Investigation of a potentiostatic reduction treatment for leaded copper alloys

The effects of conservation treatments on the subsequent tarnishing of silver

Disodium salt of secacic acid: a non-toxic corrosion inhibitor for ferrous artefacts in citric acid wash solutions

Monitoring the deterioration of historic textiles: developing appropriate micromethodology

Conservator safety - mercury in felt hats

Paper conservation chemistry: a review of chemiluminescence studies of cellulose stability

Insight into early photographic processes: quantitative XRF approach

Infrared spectroscopic studies of photographic material

Non-destructive investigation of 19th-century Scottish photographs

Non-destructive analysis of a 16th-century manuscript from the Gospel Book of Robert Quercentius

Image recovery of worn-off hallmarks on silver and gold objects

Non-destructive characterisation of gilded bronze using swept and pulsed eddy current techniques

Crystals from an aged Merlin: corrosion deposits found in the engines of the historic Avro-Lancaster bomber, G-for-George

The investigation of degradation effects in silvered copper alloy Roman coins (AD 250-350)

The chemical characterisation of alkyd resins by thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation-gas chromatography mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Fourier transform interferometric imaging spectrometry: a new tool for the study of reflectance and fluorescence of polychrome surfaces

Neutron activation autoradiography of paintings by Rembrandt at the Berlin Picture Gallery

Unequal Lovers at the laboratory: non-destructive analysis of a 16th-century Netherlandish painting

Low vacuum scanning electron microscopy at the National Museums and Galleries of Wales

Development of protocols for a large analytical database project of historic pigments

• Art - Conservation and restoration
• Museum conservation methods
• Art - Conservation et restauration
• Musées - Méthodes de conservation