About the Book
Laser techniques offer possibilities for the examination and conservation of artwork, and for the prevention of cultural heritage. This collection of peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks, Sibiu, Romania, September 21-25, 2009, addresses various aspects of cultural heritage preservation
Table of Contents:
Gauguin, Mucha, and Art Nouveau J.F. Asmus Innovative approaches in laser cleaning researches and instrumentation development The effect of ultrafast lasers on laser cleaning: Mechanism and practice K.G. Watkins, P.W. Fitzsimons, M. Sokhan & D. McPhail Spectral analysis of the effects of laser wavelength and pulse duration on tempera paints M. Oujja, M. Castillejo, P. Pouli, C. Fotakis & C. Domingo The role of the substrate in the laser cleaning process: A study on the laser assisted removal of polymeric consolidation materials from various substrates S. Kogou, A. Selimis, P. Pouli, S. Georgiou & C. Fotakis Compact short pulsed fiber laser offers new possibilities for laser cleaning J. Hildenhagen & K. Dickmann Decontaminating pesticide-exposed museum collections J.F. Asmus Laser cleaning of burial encrustation and aged protective coating on Egyptian leather: Optimization of working conditions A.A. Elnaggar, P. Pouli, A. Nevin, M.A. Fouad & G.A. Mahgoub The practical use of lasers in removing deteriorated Incralac coatings from large bronze monuments A. Dajnowski & A. Lins PROCON TT 49: Laser cleaning of ancient Egyptian wall paintings and painted stone surfaces B. Graue, S. Brinkmann & C. Verbeek The influence of paper type and state of degradation on laser cleaning of artificially soiled paper S. Pentzien, A. Conradi & J. Kruger Laser cleaning studies for the removal of tarnishing from silver and gilt silver threads in silk textiles B. Taarnskov, P. Pouli & J. Bredal-Jorgensen Thickness of ablation control by structured light method R. Sitnik, J. Rutkiewicz & J. Marczak 213 nm and 532 nm solid state laser treatment of biogenetical fibrous materials M. Forster, S. Arif, C. Huber, W. Kautek, S. Bushuk, A. Kouzmouk, H. Tatur & S. Batishche Free-running Er:YAG laser cleaning of mural painting specimens treated with linseed oil, "beverone" and Paraloid B72 J. Striova, E. Castellucci, A. Sansonetti, M. Camaiti, M. Matteini, A. deCruz, A. Andreotti & M.P. Colombini Studies on the UV femtosecond ablation of polymers: Implications for the femtosecond laser cleaning of painted artworks I.A. Paun, A. Selimis, G. Bounos & S. Georgiou Monitoring the laser cleaning process of ornamental granites by means of digital image analysis J. Lamas, A.J. Lopez, A. Ramil, B. Prieto & T. Rivas Optimization of laser cleaning parameters for the removal of biological black crusts in granites A.J. Lopez, J. Lamas, A. Ramil, A. Yanez, T. Rivas & J. Taboada Bronze putti from Wilanow Palace garden facade-conservation studies and tests of laser cleaning H. Garbacz, E. Fortuna, L. Ciupinski, K.J. Kurzydlowski, A. Koss, J. Mroz, A. Zatorska,K. Chmielewski, J. Marczak, M. Strzelec, A. Rycyk & W. Skrzeczanowski Comparative studies: Cleaning results of short pulsed Nd:YAG vs. fibre J. Hildenhagen & K. Dickmann Laser cleaning of iron: Surface appearance and re-corrosion of model systems C. Korenberg & A.M. Baldwin Reversion of darkened red lead-containing wall paintings by means of cw-laser irradiation:In situ tests and first application S. Aze, J.-M. Vallet, V. Detalle & O. Grauby Comparative study on the irradiation methods against fungal colonization case study S.A. Abd Abd El Rahim Investigation and diagnostics methods Absolute LIBS stratigraphy with Optical Coherence Tomography P. Targowski, E.A. Kwiatkowska, M. Sylwestrzak, J. Marczak, W. Skrzeczanowski, R. Ostrowski, E. Szmit-Naud & M. Iwanicka Database of complex paint spectra decomposed by principal component analysis, for identification of artwork colours Zs. Marton, T. Toth, E. Galambos & R. Mingesz Study of matrix effect in the analysis of pigments mixtures using laser induced plasma spectroscopy M.P. Mateo, T. Ctvrtnickova, A. Yanez & G. Nicolas Pomerania Laboratory-A solution for the cultural heritage research and conservation A. Iwulska, I. Traczynska, R. Jendrzejewski, M. Sawczak, G. Sliwinski & A. Kriegseisen THz-Time-Domain Spectroscopy-A new tool for the analysis of artwork M.J. Panzner, U. Klotzbach, E. Beyer, G. Torosyan, A. Schmid & W. Kohler 19th century paints of Richard Aine used by Jan Matejko (1838-1983). Analysis of preserved paints from tubes, palettes and of paintings' surfaces and paint-layer M. Wachowiak Study of the effect of relative humidity on the identification conditions of paper soiling by means of the NIR technique M. Sawczak, G. Rabczuk, A. Kaminska & G. Sliwinski Monitoring, imaging and documentation of artwork Experimentation of a three-focal photogrammetric survey system as non invasive technique for analysis and monitoring of painting surfaces decay condition P. Salonia, A. Marcolongo & S. Scolastico RGB-ITR: An amplitude-modulated 3D colour laser scanner for cultural heritage applications R. Ricci, L. De Dominicis, M.F. De Collibus, G. Fornetti, M. Guarneri, M. Nuvoli & M. Francucci 3D laser reconstructions of Buddhist temple from Ladakh D. Ene & R. Radvan Robotized structured light system for automated 3D documenting of cultural heritage R. Sitnik, M. Karaszewski, W. Zaluski & P. Bolewicki Through-glass structural examination of Hinterglasmalerei by Optical Coherence Tomography M. Iwanicka, L. Tyminska-Widmer, B.J. Rouba, E.A. Kwiatkowska, M. Sylwestrzak & P. Targowski Editing protocol for the digital mapping of related imagistic investigations L.M. Angheluta U-ITR: A 3D laser scanner prototype aimed at underwater archaeology applications R. Ricci, L. De Dominicis, M.F. De Collibus, G. Fornetti, M. Guarneri, M. Nuvoli & M. Francucci
About the Author :
John F. Asmus, Roxana Radvan, Marta Castillejo, Paraskevi Pouli, Austin Nevin
