Notice catalographique « LACONA I : lasers in the conservation of artworks, workshop, 4-6 October 1995, Heraklion, Crete, Greece »

Contents:

WATKINS K.G.
A Review of Materials Interaction During Laser Cleaning in Art Restoration

VERGES-BELMIN V.
Comparison of Three Cleaning Methods: Microsandblasting, Chemical Pads and Q-Switched
YAG Laser on the Portal of the Cathedral Notre-Dame in Paris, France

WEEKS C.
The Conservation of the Portail de la Mère Dieu, Amiens Cathedral

MARAVELAKI P.V.
Diagnostic Techniques for Laser Cleaning of Marble

ZEHETNER W.
The retoration of the Riesentor, the great western portal at vienna's st. stephen's cathedral

CALCANO G.
Laserbased cleaning on stonework at st. stephan's cathedral, Vienna

WIEDEMANN G.
Experiences in the Removal of Thin Layers and in the Cleaning of Artworks by Means of Nd: YAG Pulse Laser

SHEKEDE L.
Lasers: a Preliminary Study of their Potential for the Cleaning and Uncovering of Wall Paintings

ZERGIOTI I.
Laser Applications in Painting Conservation

MANZANEDA M.J.
Raman Spectroscopy for Pigment Analysis

KAUTEK W.
Laser Cleaning of Antique Parchments

FRIBERG TR.
Removal of Fungi and Stains from Paper Substrates Using Laser Cleaning Strategies

SALIMBENI R.
Excimer Laser Cleaning of Stained Glass Samples

OLAINECK CH.
Restoring of Cultural Values from Glass with Excimer Laser

COTTAM C. A.
Laser Cleaning of Metals at Infra-Red Wavelengths

KAROUTIS A.D.
A New Method of Cleaning Ancient Skulls by Means of ArF Excimer Laser

BOQUILLON J. P.
Laser Light Transmission through Optical Fibers for Laser Cleaning Applications

MAILIS S.
Excimer Laser Microetching of Computer Generated Holograms for Art Security Encoding

ANGLOS D.
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

• Lasers in conservation and restoration
• Laser cleaning
• Art objects - Conservation and restoration
• Objets d'art - Conservation et restauration