Digital Heritage Applying Digital Imaging To Cultural Heritage Preservation

Description

In the fields of documentation and conservation of cultural heritage assets, there is a constant need for higher quality records and better analytical tools for extracting information about the condition of artefacts. Digital photography and digital image processing provide these capabilities, and recent technological advances in both fields promise new levels of performance for the capture and understanding of colour images. This inter-disciplinary book covers the imaging of decorated surfaces in historical buildings and the digitisation of documents, paintings and objects in museums and galleries, and shows how user requirements can be met by application of powerful digital imaging techniques. Numerous case studies illustrate the methods.

CONTENTS:

Digitising documents for public accessDigitising rare books & manuscriptsDigitisation programmes in the V&ADigital access to a photographic collectionDigitisation in the commercial art worldUser requirements for the metric surveyPrinciples & evolution of digital camerasHigh resolution imaging in the near infraredImage resizing-the limits of image processingImage databases & accessColour management in heritage photographyImage compression & JPEG2000Assessing image qualityImaging historical architectural sites for conservationImaging of stained glass windowsMaking online monuments more accessible through interface designVisualisation of panoramic images over the internetThree-dimensional virtual restoration of polychrome sculptureDigital imaging for easel paintingsResearch policy & directions