Application of science in examination of works of art
Subtitle: proceedings of the seminar: September 15-18, 1958.
By: Conducted by the Research Laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Contributors: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Research Laboratory.; State University College at Buffalo. Dept. of Art Conservation
Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts
Published: 1959
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Art -- Expertising -- Congresses.; Art -- Dating -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Art Conservation Department Library
Description: Conference presentations on applying science to the examination of works of art. Topics vary from identification of pigments on paintings to analysis of resins and spirit varnishes, to corrosion, to the identification of crystalline substances, and more.
Notes: Art Conservation Department Library.

Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Problems in setting up a museum laboratory; title: Examination of works of art embracing the various fields of science; title: Identification of pigments and inerts on paintings and other museum objects; title: Identification and analysis of resins and spirit varnishes; title: Limitations of wood anatomy in the study of objects of art; title: Crystalline substances, and their identification; title: Structures of metals and alloys; title: Corrosion and corrosion products of ancient non-ferrous metals; title: Clay deposits as a means of identifying pottery; title: An inside story of textiles; title: Studies of ancient ceramic objects by means of neutron bombardment and emission spectroscopy; title: Physics as an aid to archaeology.