Handheld XRF for art and archaeology / edited by Aaron N. Shugar, Jennifer L. Mass.
Published / Created:
Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, [2012]
Physical Description:
473 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes errata.
Contents:
Introduction / Aaron N. Shugar and Jennifer L. Mass -- Handheld X-ray fluorescence analysis of Renaissance bronzes: practical approaches to quantification and acquisition / Dylan Smith -- Application of a handheld XRF spectrometer in research and identification of photographs / Dusan C. Stulik and Art Kaplan -- Handheld XRF for the examination of paintings: proper use and limitations / Chris McGlinchey -- XRF analysis of manuscript illuminations / K. Trentelman, C. Schmidt Patterson and N. Turner -- XRF analysis of historical paper in open books / Tim Barrett, Robert Shannon, Jennifer Wade and Joseph Lang -- Quantitative non-destructive analysis of historic silver alloys: X-ray fluorescence approaches and challenges / Jennifer Mass and Catherine Matsen -- The analysis of porcelain using handheld and portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers / Anikó Bezur and Francesca Casadio -- Handheld XRF use in the identification of heavy metal pesticides in ethnographic collections / Aaron N. Shugar and P. Jane Sirois -- Using handheld XRF to aid in phasing, locus comparisons, and material homogeneity assessment at an archaeological excavation / Mary Kate Donais and David George -- Handheld XRF elemental analysis of archaeological sediments: some examples from Mesoamerica / Hector Neff, Barbara Voorhies and Federico Paredes Umaña -- X-ray fluorescence of obsidian: approaches to calibration and the analysis of small samples -- Handheld XRF analysis of Maya ceramics: a pilot study presenting issues related to quantification and calibration / Jim J. Aimers, Dori J. Farthing and Aaron N. Shugar -- Glass analysis utilizing handheld X-ray fluorescence / Bruce Kaiser and Aaron Shugar.
Subject Terms:
X-ray spectroscopy in archaeology. | Fluorescence spectroscopy. | Art objects -- Analysis. | Antiquities -- Analysis. | Museum conservation methods.
Contributors:
Shugar, Aaron N., editor of compilation. | Mass, Jennifer L., editor of compilation. | Smith, Dylan. Handheld X-ray fluorescence analysis of Renaissance bronzes.