Jan 1, 2008
Grove Ency of Art (Oxford) |
1. Getty Conservation Institute scientist examining a 19th-century photograph (Los Angeles, CA, Getty Conservation Institute); photo © The J. Paul Getty Trust, all rights reserved
2. X-ray spectrum from particle-induced X-ray emission spectrometry (PIXE) analysis of rock sample irradiated with high energy protons
3. High-precision radiocarbon calibration curve for the past 8000 years based on the dendrochronological dating of Irish oak; the straight line represents the ideal 1:1 correspondence between radiocarbon age and dendrochronological (calendar) age
4. Data resulting from stable isotope analysis for carbon and oxygen of the marble sculptures from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, superimposed on the data for samples from Classical marble quarries; the ellipses represent 90% confidence limits for samples from the named quarries
5. Scandium and chromium concentrations determined by neutron activation analysis for Hispano-Moresque lustreware produced at Málaga and Valencia; lustreware of unknown provenance can be assigned to one or the other of these two centres on the basis of analytical data
Examination of a work of art by technical means; its aims are, first, to identify the raw materials used and, where appropriate, their geographic source or provenance; second, to investigate the techniques used in production; third, to establish the age and authenticity; and finally, to provide a full record of the surface appearance.
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Introduction.
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Surface appearance and macrostruture.
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Recording techniques.
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Microscropy.
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Inorganic analysis.
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Organic analysis.
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