This text examines the role that the latest paints have played in the work of ten influential artists, including Peter Blake, David Hockney and Roy Lichenstein.

The authors have added evidence from documentary sources, and from extensive scientific analysis of the works themselves, to show how the latest paints and expe

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Outlines the techniques that are currently employed to analyze the synthetic resins used in modern painting materials, such as pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass

Examines the application of scientific methods to the study and conservation of art and cultural properties. This work addresses scientific topics of broad inte