Application of Science in Examination of Works of Art: Proceedings of the Seminar, September 15-18, 1958

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1958. Softcover. VG-, light wear and fading to cover. White ill. wraps. 198 pp. A few charts and graphs. New scientific methods for conservation, identification, and reconstruction of works of art are explored in a series of essays by international experts in the field. 12 articles presented at the seminar include: Nathan Stolow: Problems in Setting up a Museum Laboratory; W.J. Young: Examination of Works of Art Embracing the Various Fields of Science; Rutherford Gettens: Identification of Pigments and Inerts on Paintings and Other Museum Objects; Robert Feller: Identification and Analysis of Resins and Spirit Varnishes; William Stern: Limitations of Wood Anatomy in the Study of Objects of Art; Clifford Frondel: Crystalline Substances, and Their Identification; John Norton: Structures of Metals and Alloys; Daniel Cushing: Corrosion and Corrosion Products of Ancient Non-Ferrous Metals; Fred Norton: Clay Deposits as a Means of Identifying Pottery; Edward Schwarz: An Inside Story of Textiles; E.V. Sayre: Studies of Ancient Ceramic Objects by Means of Neutron Bombardment and Emission Spectroscopy; E.T. Hall: Physics as an Aid to Archaeology.