Scicentific Aspects of Heritage Study by A.S. Bisht - 2004

Agam kala Prakashan, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. New. 19 x 25 cm. Conservation Of Artifacts Is The Need Of The Hour But Equallyimportant Is Its Scientific Study To Understand Better The Materials Used Tomake Artifacts, Their Decay Process, Their Method Of Making, By Recording Theirpresent State Of Preservation Through Scientific Photography Using Combinationof Visible Lighting Procedures Besides Using Invisible Radiations Such As Uv,Ir And X-Rays To Record Even What Is Not Seen By The Naked Eye. Variouscomponents Of An Artifact Can Be Analysed And Identified By Using Conventionalmethods Of Analysis Or Instrumental Analytical Techniques Especially The Non-Destructive Techniques Using Latest Strides Made Byscience And Technologyover The Last Century. Scientific Aspects Of Heritage Study Makes A Deep And Detailed Study Of Thevarious Techniques Used In The Conservation Process. Various Dating Technique Ofrelative And Absolute Dating Have Also Been Described In Detail. Prospects Ofresearch On Material Sciences And Better Conservation Techniques Has Also Beendealt, Highlighting Some Of The Studies That Have Been Done In The Recent Past. Collaboration Ofvarious Institutes (Research As Well As Functional Repositories) Like Museums,Achievesand Archaeological Departments Has Also Been Suggested In The Interest Of Artifactsabout History Of Arts And Sciences As Related To Out Ancient And Modern Artworks. Printed Pages: 196.