Organic Mass Spectrometry in Art and Archaeology Book

List of Contributors vii

Acknowledgements ix

Preface xi

Part I Introduction 1

1 Organic Materials in Art and Archaeology Maria Perla Colombini Francesco Modugno 3

2 Overview of Mass Spectrometric Based Techniques Applied in the Cultural Heritage Field Gianluca Giorgi 37

Part II Direct Mass Spectrometric Analysis 75

3 Direct Mass Spectrometric Techniques: Versatile Tools to Characterise Resinous Materials Erika Ribechini 77

4 Direct Mass Spectrometry to Characterise Wax and Lipid Materials Martine Regert 97

5 GALDI-MS Applied to Characterise Natural Varnishes and Binders Patrick Dietemann Christoph Herm 131

6 MALDI-MS Applied to the Analysis of Protein Paint Binders Stepanka Kuckova Radovan Hynek Milan Kodicek 165

Part III Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry 189

7 GC/MS in the Characterization of Lipids Maria Perla Colombini Francesca Modugno Erika Ribechini 191

8 GC/MS in the Characterisation of Resinous Materials Francesca Modugno Erika Ribechini 215

9 GC/MS in the Characterisation of Protein Paint Binders Maria Perla Colombini Gwénaëlle Gautier 237

10 SPME/GC-MS in the Characterisation of Terpenic Resins Jean Bleton Alain Tchapla 261

11 Py-GC/MS of Organic Paint Binders Ilaria Bonaduce Alessia Andreotti 303

12 Py-GC/MS of Natural and Synthetic Resins Dominique Scalarone Oscar Chiantore 327

Part IV Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry|363

13 Characterization of Organic Natural Dyes by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Coupled with HPLC and/or Capillary Electrophoresis Katarzyna Lech Katarzyna Po&lstoke;eć-Pawlak Maciej Jarosz 365

Part V Other Ms-Based Techniques 389

14 Compound-specific Stable Isotopes in Organic ResidueAnalysis in Archaeology Richard P. Evershed 391

15 ToF-SIMS Study of Organic Materials in Cultural Heritage: Identification and Chemical Imaging Vincent Mazel Pascale Richardin 433

16 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry for ¹⁴C Dating Mariaelena Fedi 459

Index 483