Provides non invasive and micro-analytical techniques for the investigation of cultural heritage materials. The tools and techniques, discussed by experts in the field, are of universal, sensitive and multi-component nature.

• Contents
• List of contributing authors
• Part I: Analytical Techniques
• 1. Overview of materials in Cultural Heritage
• 2. XRF technique
• 3. Inorganic mass spectrometry
• 4. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in heritage science
• 5. UV-Vis spectroscopy
• 6. Recent trends in the application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in Heritage Science: frommicro- to non-invasive FT-IR
• 7. Raman microspectroscopy for Cultural Heritage studies
• 8. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques for the characterisation of organic materials in works of art
• 9. Liquid chromatography: Current applications in Heritage Science and recent developments
• 10. Characterization of proteins in cultural heritage using MALDI–TOF and LC–MS/MS mass spectrometric techniques
• Part II: Selected Case studies
• 11. Wall paintings – diagnostic and archaeometric studies
• 12. From beams to glass: determining compositions to study provenance and production techniques
• 13. Physicochemical approaches to gold and silver work, an overview: Searching for technologies, tracing routes, attempting to preserve
• 14. Archaeometry of ceramic materials
• 15. Multi technique and multiscale approaches to the study of ancient and modern art objects on wooden and canvas support
• 16. The conservation of medieval manuscript illuminations: A chemical perspective
• 17. Disappearing ink! Unraveling the fading of a contemporary design object
• Index