Color Science in the Examination of Museum Objects

Nondestructive Procedures

• Author(s): Ruth Johnston-Feller,
• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Pages: 361
• ISBN_10: 0892365862
  ISBN_13: 9780892365869
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / Individual Architects & Firms / General , Art / Color Theory , Art / History / General , Art / Techniques / General , Art / Techniques / Color , Art / Conservation & Preservation , Science / Chemistry / Analytic , Science / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical , Science / Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis , Technology & Engineering / Optics ,

Description:... Ch.1 Spectrophotometry. Spectrophotometers. Reference Standards. Instrument Calibration and Measurement Reproducibility. Spectrophotometric CurvesCh.2 Colorimetry. Additive Color Mixture, Subtractive Colorant Mixture. The CIE System. Color-Difference Equations. Metamerism. Other Color Notation SystemsCh.3 Colorant CharacteristicsCh.4 Colorant Mixture. Transparent Materials: The Beer-Bouguer Equation. Absorbing and Scattering Materials: The Kubelka-Munk Equation. Qualitative Application of the Kubelka-Munk Relationship. Quantitative Application of the Kubelka-Munk Equation. Applications of Kubelka-Munk Formulas. Comments on Colorant Calculations and IdentificationsCh.5 Color in Specular (Mirror-Type) Reflection. Color of Metals (Nondielectrics). Bronzing. Pearlescence and Iridescence. Other Flake Pigments (Metallic Flakes)Ch.6 Special Topics. Surface Reflection. Fluorescence. Microvoids and Vesiculated Beads. Extenders, Fillers, InertsCh.7 Reflectance Curves of Some Frequently Encountered Chromatic Pigments. Primary Colors. Secondary Colors. Pigment Interactions. Special Technique for Dark or High-Chroma ColorsCh.8 Measured-Data Analysis and Special Measurement ProblemsCh.9 Instrumentation Overview: The Tasks Determine the Selection. Material (Sample) Characteristics. Other Instrument Features. ReportsCh.10 Suggested Protocol for Recording Spectral Examination ResultsCh.11 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations.