Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments
Editorial Reviews
Book 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.
* Invaluable reference for both painting conservators and conservation scientists
* Covers over 250 ancient and modern artist's pigments worldwide
* Full colour throughout for pigment identification
About the Author
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.
Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments,Nicholas Eastaugh,Valentine Walsh,Tracey Chaplin,Ruth Siddall,Butterworth-Heinemann,0750645539,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Care & Restoration,Microscopes & Microscopy,Optics,Science,Antiques & Collectibles / Care & Restoration,Pigments, dyestuffs & paint technology,Reference works
Books Review:
Recommended Books