The Second International Congress on Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage was held in Seville, Spain, June 24-27, 2014, under the umbrella of the TechnoHeritage network. TechnoHeritage is an initiative funded by the Spanish editor Rogerio-Candelera Ministry of Economy and Competitivity dedicated to the creation of a network which integrates CSIC and University groups, private companies and end users such as foundations, museums or institutions. The network’s purpose is to foster the creation of transdisciplinary (and not only multidisciplinary) initiatives focused on the study of all assets, movable or immovable, that make up Cultural Heritage. The congress was dedicated to six topics, namely (1) Environmental assessment and Science, Technology monitoring (pollution, climate change, natural events, etc.) of Cultural Heritage; (2) New products and materials for conservation and maintenance of Cultural Heritage; (3) Agents and mechanisms of deterioration of Cultural Heritage (physical, chemical, biological), including deterioration of modern materials used in Contemporary Art and information storage; (4) Development of new instruments, non invasive technologies and innovative solutions for analysis, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage; (5) Security technologies, remote sensing and G.I.S. for the protection and management of Cultural Heritage; and (6) Significance, social value and policies for the conservation of Cultural Heritage. application of different scientific approaches to the common goal of the conservation of Cultural Heritage. and the most recent responses to the challenge of cultural assets conservation and the Cultural Heritage This volume publishes a total of seventy-two contributions which reflect some of Science, Technology and Cultural Heritage editor: M.A. Rogerio-Candelera an informa business SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE STCCH20_Book.indb i 11/3/2014 5:04:29 PM This page intentionally left blank PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, SEVILLA, SPAIN, 24–27 JUNE 2014 Science, Technology and Cultural Heritage Editor Miguel Ángel Rogerio-Candelera Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSIC), Seville, Spain STCCH20_Book.indb iii 11/3/2014 5:04:29 PM CRC Press/Balkema is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK Typeset by V Publishing Solutions Pvt Ltd., Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publisher. Although all care is taken to ensure integrity and the quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to the property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein. Published by: CRC Press/Balkema P.O. Box 11320, 2301 EH Leiden, The Netherlands e-mail:
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