Pigment Compendium
Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 14. December 2004
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-0-7506-4553-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is an essential purchase for all painting conservators and conservation scientists dealing with paintings and painted objects. It provides the first definitive manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments. Illustrated throughout with full colour images reproduced to the highest possible quality, this book is based on years of painstaking research into the visual and optical properties of pigments. Groundbreaking and comprehensive, the "Pigment Compendium" is a major addition to the study and understanding of historic pigments. It covers over 250 ancient and modern artist's pigments worldwide. It features full colour throughout for pigment identification.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-4553-9 (9780750645539)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Painting conservator, with her own private conservation business. Also a visiting lecturer for Sotheby's Fine Art Course, Guildhall University, University of Northumbria, Croatian State Institute for Conservation and ICCROM.
Content
Introductory essays Pigments in colour order, including photographs, optical analysis, summary, references Glossary/Synonyms Tables