DUBLIN - (Business Wire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a09dea/organic_mass_spect) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Organic Mass Spectrometry in Art and Archaeology" to their offering. Men have always used the natural materials around us to produce functional objects and works of art. Paintings and other objects that are part of our cultural heritage, including textiles, books, sculptures, archaeological objects, furniture and the organic residues found in association with them (e.g. cosmetics, medicines, perfumes, food), contain a wide variety of organic materials from natural to synthetic.
Since ancient times, natural organic materials have been employed as paint binders, adhesives, waterproofing materials and so on, as reported in classical literature by Plinius the Elder and Vitruvius. Archaeological excavations often bring to light a wide variety of objects and materials that have been collected, processed and used by humans over time. Due to their long period underground, some of these materials and objects, especially those of an organic nature, have been partially or totally altered.
Being able to identify natural substances and their degradation products is a challenge. If we manage to do so, we then can shed light on the nature and the origin of the material employed, the artistic techniques used and the state of conservation. Organic materials are more subject to degradation than inorganic ones, so if we can understand their composition then we can ensure that ancient artefacts will remain part of our cultural heritage. This chapter outlines the main organic materials encountered in artistic and archaeological objects, along with their composition, basic behaviour and degradation pathways related to ageing.
Offers an overview of the analysis of art and archaeological materials using techniques based on mass spectrometry
Illustrates basic principles, procedures and applications of mass spectrometric techniques.
Fills a gap in the field of application on destructive methods in the analysis of museum objects
Edited by a world-wide respected specialists with extensive experience of the GC/MS analysis of art objects
Such a handbook has been long-awaited by scientists, restorers and other experts in the analysis of art objects
Key Topics Covered:
List of Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Preface.
PART I INTRODUCTION.
1 Organic Materials in Art and Archaeology (Maria Perla Colombini and Francesca Modugno).
2 Overview of Mass Spectrometric Based Techniques Applied in the Cultural Heritage Field (Gianluca Giorgi).
PART II DIRECT MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS.
3 Direct Mass Spectrometric Techniques: Versatile Tools to Characterise Resinous Materials (Erika Ribechini).
4 Direct Mass Spectrometry to Characterise Wax and Lipid Materials (Martine Regert).
5 GALDI-MS Applied to Characterise Natural Varnishes and Binders (Patrick Dietemann and Christoph Herm).
6 MALDI-MS Applied to the Analysis of Protein Paint Binders (Stepanka Kuckova, Radovan Hynek and Milan Kodicek).
PART III GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY.
7 GC/MS in the Characterization of Lipids (Maria Perla Colombini, Francesca Modugno and Erika Ribechini).
8 GC/MS in the Characterisation of Resinous Materials (Francesca Modugno and Erika Ribechini).
9 GC/MS in the Characterisation of Protein Paint Binders (Maria Perla Colombini and Gwenaelle Gautier).
10 SPME/GC-MS in the Characterisation of Terpenic Resins (Jean Bleton and Alain Tchapla).
11 Py-GC/MS of Organic Paint Binders (Ilaria Bonaduce and Alessia Andreotti).
12 Py-GC/MS of Natural and Synthetic Resins (Dominique Scalarone and Oscar Chiantore).
PART IV LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY.
13 Characterization of Organic Natural Dyes by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Coupled with HPLC and/or Capillary Electrophoresis (Katarzyna Lech, Katarzyna Polec'-Pawlak and Maciej Jarosz).
PART V OTHER MS-BASED TECHNIQUES.
14 Compound-specific Stable Isotopes in Organic Residue Analysis in Archaeology (Richard P. Evershed).
15 ToF-SIMS Study of Organic Materials in Cultural Heritage: Identification and Chemical Imaging (Vincent Mazel and Pascale Richardin).
16 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry for 14C Dating (Mariaelena Fedi).
Index.
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