Pigment Compendium Set: Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments

The Pigment Compendium Dictionary is a comprehensive information source for scientists, art historians, conservators and forensic specialists. Drawn together from extensive analystical research into the physical and chemical properties of pigments, this essential reference to pigment names and synonyms describes the inter-relationship of different names and terms. The Dictionary covers the field worldwide from pre-history to the present day, from rock art to interior decoration, from ethnography to contemporary art. Drawing on hundreds of hard-to-obtain documentary sources as well as modern scientific data each term is discussed in detail, giving both its context and composition. • Comprehensive list of pigment names and synonyms • Pigments used worldwide from pre-history to the present day • Contains information from hundreds of hard-to-obtain documentary sources Audience: Conservators, conservation scientists restorers, researchers in art history/technical art history /historical paint Students at post-graduate level, specialist libraries, researchers in modern paint/art materials. "The Pigment Compendium Dictionary is a comprehensive information source for scientists, art historians, conservators and forensic specialists. Drawn together from extensive analytical research into the physical and chemical properties of pigments, this essential reference to pigment names and synonyms describes the inter-relationship of different names and terms." "The Dictionary covers the field worldwide from pre-history to the present day, from rock art to interior decoration, from ethnography to contemporary art. Drawing on hundreds of hard-to-obtain documentary sources as well as modern scientific data each term is discussed in detail, giving both its context and composition."--Jacket Draws together the illustrative manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments and the essential dictionary of pigment names and synonyms, providing the reader with a guide to historical pigments. This set serves as a reference source for conservators and conservation scientists.