Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Sources, motives, approaches and disclosures; Chapter 2 Physical examination I: Observation; Chapter 3 Physical examination II: Determining composition; Chapter 4 Making a three-dimensional copy; Chapter 5 Physical dating techniques I: Radiocarbon dating; Chapter 6 Physical dating techniques II: Thermoluminescence and dendrochronology; Chapter 7 Metals I: Composition; Chapter 8 Metals II: Metalwork and coins; Chapter 9 Ceramics; Chapter 10 Glass and enamels; Chapter 11 Stone and sculpture; Chapter 12 Painting; Chapter 13 Paper, prints and documents; Chapter 14 The patination of copper and its alloys; Chapter 15 Gold and silver; Chapter 16 Gemstones and jade; Chapter 17 Organic materials: Mainly natural; Chapter 18 Organic materials: Mainly synthetic and cloth; Chapter 19 Scientific fraud and Charles Dawson; Chapter 20 Conservation and concealment: The problems of restoration;