Desalination of historic buildings, stone and wall paintings

The result of research from the European Desalination project which investigates the use of poultices to treat salt damage in porous cultural heritage objects. While poulticing is widely practiced, its effects are often irreversible. The papers explore key topics including poultice material selec...

Coinage and history in the seventh century near east no 4

Proceedings of the 14th Seventh Century Syrian Numismatic Round Table held at The Hive, Worcester, on 28th and 29th September 2013

Conservation and maintenance of contemporary public art

A collection of papers from�leading artists, conservators, administrators, and critics to address the urgent challenges of preserving public artworks. Based on a 2001 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the volume explores theoretical questions of permanence, public engagement, funding, legal...

Blue paper

Blue Paper investigates the historical significance of blue-hued paper, used in Italy from c.1400-c.1600 for drawing, writing, and printing. Once overlooked due to its perceived low quality, this book applies close visual examination to surviving examples, offering new insights and interpretation...

Volatile organic compounds and the conservation of inorganic materials

Alice Boccia Paterakis investigates the impact of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in museums and galleries, focusing on acetic and formic acids emitted by materials like wood, adhesives, and sealants. Drawing on research conducted across museum collections, the author documents the damaging eff...

Trading paintings and painters� materials 1550�1800

An investigation into the international trade in paintings and artists� materials during the early-modern period, exploring how imported goods shaped local production, taste, and theory. Contributors examine regional preferences, trade conditions, and the movement of materials and artworks across...

On the ethics of cultural heritage conservation

A collection of previously published papers, original texts based on lectures delivered by the author and several pieces written solely for this publication. Each analyses one of the core notions that shape the traditional conservation discourse (minimal intervention, artist's intent etc.). These...

Natural dyes

Amid growing ecological concerns, this volume documents natural dye sources used globally from antiquity to today. Covering over 300 plants and 30 animals, it combines botanical and zoological insights with chemical analyses of dyes. Historical uses across civilizations are explored through recip...

Conservation of plaster casts

A collection of papers that examines the role that plaster itself plays in the process of creating a sculpture. There is an outline of the history of plaster casts and deals with the techniques of conservation including cleaning, consolidation, gluing, reintegration and preventive conservation an...

Coinage and history in the seventh century near east 7

Proceedings of the 17th Seventh Century Syrian Numismatic Round Table The Syrian Arab-Byzantine coinage has been intensively studied over the last 30 years, perhaps more so than any other Islamic coin series. However, this volume contains more than previous volumes on the Byzantine coinage of th...

Inca sacred space

This volume explores the ushnu, a central feature of Inca sacred architecture used for ritual, sacrifice, and solar observation. Built as stepped stone platforms linked to drains or basins, ushnus symbolised the flow of sacred essence between gods, rulers, and people. Drawing on papers from a 201...

Thin-section petrography of stone and ceramic cultural materials

This illustrated manual offers a comprehensive guide to thin-section petrography for cultural heritage materials, focusing on stone and ceramics. It details how polarized light microscopy is used to identify, differentiate, and assess deterioration in artefacts, determine provenance, and interpre...

Practical gilding

A clear, practical guide to traditional oil and water gilding methods, Practical Gilding explains materials, equipment, and techniques for craftspeople, conservators, gilders, decorative artists, antique dealers, and collectors. This Archetype edition is a facsimile of the original publication.

Scientific research in the field of asian art

This volume celebrates fifty years of scientific research into Asian art at the Freer Gallery of Art, featuring papers from international experts that explore materials and techniques across Asia's vast cultural and temporal landscape. Covering subjects from Chinese bronzes to Japanese paintings ...

Cultural heritage microbiology

Leading scientists examine microbial impacts on materials including parchment, stained glass, stone, wood, and paintings. Topics range from third-generation sequencing and ecological studies to the use of bacteria in conservation. Each section concludes with a synopsis highlighting recent advance...

Innovative approaches to the complex care of contemporary art

Innovative Approaches to the Complex Care of Contemporary Art addresses the evolving challenges of conserving modern and contemporary artworks, where traditional methods often fall short. Emphasising a multidimensional approach, the volume explores how conservation must adapt to include not only ...

Natural colorants for dyeing and lake pigments

This volume explores how historical dyers and pigment makers manipulated natural dyes to produce the vibrant colours seen in textiles, tapestries, and paintings today. Drawing on research from the EU-funded CHARISMA project, it examines key factors�such as mordants, temperature, and extraction me...

The standing caliph coinage

This is the first comprehensive and accessible guide to the Standing Caliph coinage of the late seventh century�widely regarded as the first truly Islamic copper currency. Unlike later Islamic coins, these bear an image of the caliph. Drawing on scattered scholarship and museum holdings, the book...

Engraving and etching 1400-2000

Traces the history of manual intaglio printmaking�engraving, etching, and plate printing�from its origins in the 1430s to the present day. Examining materials, methods, stylistic developments, and socio-economic contexts, it explores how technical innovation and shifting cultural trends shaped th...

Conservation and care of glass objects

This book is designed to aid conservators in understanding the materials used in the conservation and restoration of glass objects. Principles and methods involved in the cleaning and restoration of historical and archaeological glass objects are addressed, including aspects of deterioration, the...

Material characterization tests

The second edition of this book serves as a comprehensive guide for conservators, archaeologists, and museum professionals, providing detailed methodologies for testing the materials of cultural objects. It includes updated procedures for testing metals, inorganic compounds, organic and synthetic...

The conservation of sculpture parks

An exploration of the conservation and management of open-air sculpture and sculptural landscapes across diverse environments in Europe, North America, and Australia. Through case studies, contributors examine the challenges posed by climate, location, neglect, vandalism, and material degradation...

Drawing archaeological finds

This popular, practical guide offers step-by-step instruction in archaeological artefact illustration, covering tools, techniques, and methods for accurately drawing objects in two dimensions. Ideal for students and beginners, it includes expert advice on depicting metal, ceramics, flint, bone, a...

Big pictures

This volume explores the unique challenges posed by large-scale paintings, from oversized portrait miniatures to vast panoramas, friezes, theatre cloths, and ceiling paintings. It details practical solutions for moving, conserving, displaying, and storing works too large for standard transport an...

The eternal food

The interdisciplinary approaches presented here investigate food in India and Sri Lanka for its wide ranging cultural meaning and uses. The authors examine food in religious and literary contexts, where saints, ritualists, poets, and the divine often provide grounds for a practically inexhaustibl...

Soil biology, soil health and ecosystem services: an overview

This chapter provides an overview of soil biology, health and ecosystem services. The authors present an update on previous work by integrating the chemical and physical components of soil health with that of the biologically mediated processes and further define how environmental conditions may ...

Adjusting photosynthetic photon flux density (ppfd) to improve the quality of leafy vegetables in vertical farms

Extending shelf life, improving quality, and reducing waste of leafy vegetables during transport and storage are key to tackling the global food challenge. Leafy vegetables – as the most popular crop grown in indoor vertical farms – are considered an important contributor to a healthy diet but ge...

Implementing a digital twin for flexible operation of agricultural robotics

Advances in the genetic improvement of sow longevity

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Developments in precision weed management systems for precision agriculture

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Challenges facing alpine/mountain grasslands

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Campylobacter in poultry meat

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Effects of plant-soil-animal interactions on nutrient cycling in grazed grasslands

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Advances in measuring soil organic carbon stocks and dynamics at the profile scale

Accurate estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and dynamics along the soil profile is challenging due to the immense diversity and complexity of soils leading to the spatio-temporal variability of the parameters of interest. It is conducted in a wide range of different frameworks with di...

Advances in mechanical weed control technologies

Mechanical weed control can be grouped into three categories: full-width cultivators, inter-row cultivators and intra-row cultivators. This chapter will highlight the most recent and relevant advances within each category. The focus will be on novel inventions and developments of mechanical devic...

Agriculture practices to improve soil carbon storage in upland soil

Increasing carbon storage in soils is one way of mitigating climate change. Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils through improved management is particularly interesting, because of low costs and technical readiness. In this chapter, we synthesize current knowledge on the impact of managemen...

Bioreactors for cell multiplication in cultured meat product development

Cultured meat holds a great promise with its potential to satisfy the growing demand for meat while reducing harm to animals and the negative environmental impact of livestock husbandry at the same time. However, high cell numbers are required for sufficient meat production. Consequently, high ce...

Developments in the use of hermetic bags for grain storage

Smallholder farmers’ interest in hermetic bags has been driven by the need to reduce grain storage losses due to insect pests and challenges (inefficacy) of current storage methods. Hermetic bags commercially available for grain storage include single-, double- and triple-layer plastic bags. For ...

Cultured meat technology: an overview

This chapter provides an overview of current cultured meat technology. It starts by first discussing the limitations of conventional food systems, focusing on the environmental, social and economic impacts these systems can have. The chapter moves on to provide a rationale for a transition to cel...

Developments in proximal crop sensing for precision agriculture

This chapter presents an overview of proximal sensing techniques used in practical precision agriculture, with the overall aim of contributing to more sustainable crop production. To provide perspective on the usefulness of crop sensors, the chapter starts with an example of why site-specific cro...

Environmental impacts of seaweed cultivation: kelp farming and preservation

This chapter provides an overview of the environmental impacts of the supply chain for preserved seaweed. The supply chain includes the hatchery, marine infrastructure, deployment of juveniles and monitoring during cultivation (grow-out of seaweed), harvest, transport back to shore and preservati...

Managing housing and stocking density to optimize health, welfare and production in pig herds

This chapter describes major husbandry- and management-related factors affecting health, welfare and production efficiency in different swine husbandry systems. Given the current transformation in pig production, there are several conflicting goals which need to be addressed during design and ada...

Nutritional and anti-methanogenic potentials of macroalgae for ruminants

The livestock production sector is facing challenges to find alternative feed resources and nutritional strategies to mitigate enteric methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants. Recently, marine macroalgae have emerged as potential anti-methanogenic feed ingredients due to their ability to suppress ...

Use of bacillus spp. as bacterial biocontrol agents to control plant diseases

Biocontrol agents (BCAs) based on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria have recently been developed as alternatives to chemical pesticides. Among those beneficial bacteria, Bacillus spp. are one of the most promising BCAs. A wide range of bioactive secondary metabolites (BSMs) are involved in bio...