Relics at the Lab (Paperback)

J. Reyniers

ISBN 10: 9042936673 / ISBN 13: 9789042936676

Published by Peeters Publishers, Leuven, 2018

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Paperback. The book Relics at the Lab, an Analytical Approach to the Study ofRelics includes a series of studies presented at the firstinternational workshop Relics at the Lab organized by the Royal Instituteof Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels, Belgium (27-28 October2016). The papers cover a large variety of themes as well as analyticalmethods. Some papers focus on the primary relics while others deal withthe nature and origin of secondary as well as tertiary relics. The firstgroup of papers emphases on the archaeological authenticity of therelics, the second group elucidate the use, additions and manipulationsof the relics through the ages.The applied analyticaltechniques are very divers. Radiocarbon and physical anthropology arethe main tools to study the primary relics, while dye analysis, imagingtechniques, textile analysis and dendrochronology are used to study thesecondary and tertiary relics. Sometimes unexpected techniques, like theanalysis of writing ink or the determination of plants and excrements,complete the wide range of analytical methods used to understand theorigin, nature and context of the relics.br />Academicsas well as professionals working in archaeology, art history, museumlabs and conservation sciences will find this an invaluable referencesource. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Relics at the Lab (Paperback)
• Publisher: Peeters Publishers, Leuven
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9042936673
• ISBN 13: 9789042936676
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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The book Relics @ the Lab, an Analytical Approach to the Study of Relics includes a series of studies presented at the first international workshop Relics @ the Lab organized by the Royal Institute of Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels, Belgium (27-28 October 2016). The papers cover a large variety of themes as well as analytical methods. Some papers focus on the primary relics while others deal with the nature and origin of secondary as well as tertiary relics. The first group of papers emphases on the archaeological authenticity of the relics, the second group elucidate the use, additions and manipulations of the relics through the ages. The applied analytical techniques are very diverse. Radiocarbon and physical anthropology are the main tools to study the primary relics, while dye analysis, imaging techniques, textile analysis and dendrochronology are used to study the secondary and tertiary relics. Sometimes unexpected techniques, like the analysis of writing ink or the determination of plants and excrements, complete the wide range of analytical methods used to understand the origin, nature and context of the relics. Academics as well as professionals working in archaeology, art history, museum labs and conservation sciences will find this an invaluable reference source.