TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of radiation in the study of cultural heritage artefacts
AU - Creagh, Dudley
AU - Otieno-Alego, Vincent
AU - Treasure, Alana
AU - Kubik, Maria
AU - Hallam, David
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Patrons of art galleries and museums, tourists visiting historic buildings, and sightseers viewing archaeological sites are generally unaware of the extent to which science and technology has contributed to the value of what they see. Many countries rely on cultural tourism to generate national wealth. The use of radiation of many kinds to assist in the conservation/restoration of cultural heritage artefacts is described in this paper. In particular, the paper will describe studies of the pigments used in historic Australian Indigenous art, the degradation of manuscripts written using iron-gall inks, the protection of statues against corrosion and the selection of lubricants for use in old machinery.
AB - Patrons of art galleries and museums, tourists visiting historic buildings, and sightseers viewing archaeological sites are generally unaware of the extent to which science and technology has contributed to the value of what they see. Many countries rely on cultural tourism to generate national wealth. The use of radiation of many kinds to assist in the conservation/restoration of cultural heritage artefacts is described in this paper. In particular, the paper will describe studies of the pigments used in historic Australian Indigenous art, the degradation of manuscripts written using iron-gall inks, the protection of statues against corrosion and the selection of lubricants for use in old machinery.
KW - Australia Indigenous art
KW - Corrosion prevention
KW - Cultural heritage
KW - Iron-gall inks
KW - Parchment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958280584&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.01.040
DO - 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.01.040
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84958280584
SN - 0969-806X
VL - 137
SP - 216
EP - 224
JO - Radiation Physics and Chemistry
JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry
ER -