Analytical Science in Conservation (CUMC90031) // Further information

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  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    A subject reader will be available in the pre-teaching period. Additional texts may be recommended.

    Recommended texts and other resources

    In addition to the Subject Reader, the following texts are recommended for this subject and can be purchased from online book stores and/or borrowed from the Baillieu library (copies will also be available in class):

    • Artioli, G 2010.  Scientific Methods and Cultural Heritage:  an introduction to the application of materials science to archaeometry and conservation science, New York:  Oxford University Press (UniM Bail high use 930.1028 ARTI).
    • Hodges, C 1987.  Artefacts - an introduction to early materials and technology, London:  Duckworth (UniM Bail 609.03 HODG).
    • Horie, C 1987.  Materials for Conservation:  Organic Consolidants, Adhesives and Coatings, London:  Butterworths (UniM Bail high use 667.9 HORI) (electronic resource).
    • Mills, J & White, R 1994.  The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Oxford:  Butterworth adn Heinemann (UniM Bail high use 069.53 MILL) (electronic resource).
    • Odegaard, N, Carroll, S & Zimmit, WS 2000.  Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and Archaeology.  London:  Archetype Publications (UniM Bail high use 620.110287 ODEG).
    • Skoog, DA, West, DM, Holler, FJ & Crouch, S 2014.  Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th edition, USA:  Brooks/Cole (UniM ERC open high use 543 SKOO).
    • Stuart, B 2007.  Analytical Techniques in Materials Conservation, London:  Wiley (UniM Bail high use 702.88 STUA).

    It is also recommended students purchase a chemistry dictionary.

    Further recommended readings are listed in this guide and on the LMS.  You are encouraged to augment your understanding of the topics discussed by drawing on this list.  In addition, it is expected that you will develop your own learning and knowledge through wider reading and research, particularly with regard to completion of assessment items.

    Additional texts may be recommended.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseGraduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced)
    CourseMaster of Cultural Materials Conservation
  • Links to additional information

    http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/grimwadecentre#about

Last updated: 4 March 2025