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
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| List of Contributors | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Organic Materials in Art and Archaeology | |
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| Overview of Mass Spectrometric Based Techniques Applied in the Cultural Heritage Field | |
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| Direct Mass Spectrometric Analysis | |
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| Direct Mass Spectrometric Techniques: Versatile Tools to Characterise Resinous Materials | |
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| Direct Mass Spectrometry to Characterise Wax and Lipid Materials | |
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| GALDI-MS Applied to Characterise Natural Varnishes and Binders | |
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| MALDI-MS Applied to the Analysis of Protein Paint Binders | |
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| Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry | |
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| GC/MS in the Characterization of Lipids | |
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| GC/MS in the Characterisation of Resinous Materials | |
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| GC/MS in the Characterisation of Protein Paint Binders | |
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| SPME/GC-MS in the Characterisation of Terpenic Resins | |
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| Py-GC/MS of Organic Paint Binders | |
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| Py-GC/MS of Natural and Synthetic Resins | |
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| Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry363 | |
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| Characterization of Organic Natural Dyes by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Coupled with HPLC and/or Capillary Electrophoresis | |
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| Other Ms-Based Techniques | |
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| Compound-specific Stable Isotopes in Organic Residue Analysis in Archaeology | |
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| ToF-SIMS Study of Organic Materials in Cultural Heritage: Identification and Chemical Imaging | |
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| Accelerator Mass Spectrometry for <sup>14</sup>C Dating | |
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| Index | |
