Forthcoming Publications
Artist's Process: Technology and Interpretation, The
Sigrid Eyb Green, Joyce H. Townsend (eds)
This book reflects on the artistic process as manifested in the artwork itself and as documented in visual and written sources. Part of ongoing technological research interpreting art from all disciplines and periods and exploring artists’ practice as recorded in treatises, manuals, artist’s correspondence, journals and also images such as photographs, films or prints, this book is fourth in a series on technical art history produced by Archetype Publications for the Art Technological Source... more...
Archaeology and Digital Communication: Towards Strategies of Public Engagement
Chiara Bonacchi
Archaeologists now face a myriad of digital ways of engaging with the public – social media, online TV channels, games, etc. It is critical that this potential and its limitations are closely assessed and utilised to make archaeology a genuinely public activity. Archaeology and Digital Communication examines how archaeology engages the public in the rapidly changing world of communication. This volume proposes digital strategies of public engagement that will be of interest to archae... more...
Scientific Research on Ancient Asian Metallurgy
Paul Jett, Blythe McCarthy, Janet G. Douglas (eds)
The use of scientific methods to study works of art began at the Freer Gallery of Art in 1951 with the work of R. J. Gettens. While Mr. Gettens was active in many fields of research, his landmark publication was the volume of technical studies on the Freer Chinese bronzes, a collaborative effort by scientists, conservators, and art historians. These proceedings, and their companion symposium, commemorate that work and also present recent studies on ancient Chinese bronzes and Southeast and West... more...
On the Trail of Bosch and Bruegel: Four Paintings United under Cross-Examination
Erma Hermens (ed.)
This book is part of a pan-European research project investigating four Netherlandish paintings from the 16th century, all depicting Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple, and presently in the collections of the Kadriorg Art Museum, Tallinn; National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; Glasgow Museums, and in a private collection. This publication presents the first results of the technical investigation, multispectral analysis and art historical research. The four paintings examined ... more...
Ciencia para los restauradores: materiales, limpieza, adhesivos y recubrimientos
CIENCIA PARA LOS RESTAURADORES es una guia que introduce a los restauradores en todas aquellas cuestiones científicas implícitas tanto en los mecanismos de deterioro que sufre la obra de arte presente en las colecciones históricas (obras pictóricas, metales, etc.), como en los materiales y métodos involucrados en los diferentes tratamientos de restauración.... more...
'Ajami Interiors: Forgotten Jewels of Interior Design
Anke Scharrahs
This volume provides a unique Insight into a sophisticated historical technique which was employed to adorn private interiors in traditional Arab courtyard houses... more...
Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis in the Study of Historical Technology, Materials and Conservation
Caroline Cartwright (ed.)
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