Metallography and Microstructure in Ancient and Historic Metals

David A. Scott provides a detailed introduction to the
structure and morphology of ancient and historic metallic materials. Much of
the scientific research on this important topic has been inaccessible,
scattered throughout the international literature, or unpublished; this volume,
although not exhaustive in its coverage, fills an important need by assembling
much of this information in a single source.



Jointly published by the GCI and the J. Paul Getty Museum, the book deals with
many practical matters relating to the mounting, preparation, etching,
polishing, and microscopy of metallic samples and includes an account of the
way in which phase diagrams can be used to assist in structural interpretation.
The text is supplemented by an extensive number of microstructural studies
carried out in the laboratory on ancient and historic metals. The student
beginning the study of metallic materials and the conservation scientist who
wishes to carry out structural studies of metallic objects of art will find
this publication quite useful.