Benefits of Non-destructive Analytical Techniques for Conservation

This book contains 12 fully refereed papers and five abstracts, presented at the COST Action G8 international workshop on ‘Benefits of non-destructive analytical techniques for conservation’, which was organised at the Malta Centre for Restoration in January 2004. Three approaches of how professionals can benefit from non-destructive and/or non-invasive analytical techniques are presented. Training in analytical techniques at various conservation schools is considered first, followed by how these techniques are utilised in conservation laboratories working on museum artefacts, or during on-site investigations of built structures. Finally, the recent interest of research laboratories is discussed.