Dr Paul Wyeth Senior Lecturer in Conservation Science to October 2005, Honorary Senior Research Associate to October 2006
Forthcoming:
MARGARITI, C., EASTOP, D., MORAITOU, G. and WYETH, P. 2009. Potentials and limitations on the application of FTIR microscopy on the characterisation and analysis of textiles excavated in Greece. NESAT X 10th North European Symposium of Archaeological Textiles, Copenhagen, 14-17 May 2008.
MARGARITI, C., EASTOP, D., MORAITOU, G. and WYETH, P. The application of analytical methods of investigation to textiles excavated in Greece: towards the development of an informed conservation strategy. 5th Hellenic Society of Archaeometry Symposium, Athens, 8-10 October 2008.
Published:
KIM, J., ZHANG, X. and WYETH, P. 2008. The inherent acidic characteristics of aged silk. e-Preservation Science, 5, 41-46.
WYETH, P. 2008. Informing the conservation, display and long-term preservation of the HMS Victory Trafalgar sail. In: E. MAY, M. JONES and J. MITCHELL, eds. Heritage Microbiology and Science – Microbes, Monuments and Maritime Materials. Cambridge: RSC Publishing, 236-244.
RICHARDSON, E., MARTIN, G. and WYETH, P. 2008. On-site collections management: NIR characterisation and condition monitoring of modern textiles. In: J. TOWNSEND, L. TORIOLO and F. CAPPITELLI, eds. Conservation Science 2007. London: Archetype Publications, 262-269.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2007. Crystallinity and degradation of silk: correlations between analytical signatures and physical condition on ageing. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 89 (4), 871-876.
RICHARDSON, E., MARTIN, G., WYETH, P. and ZHANG, X. 2007. State of the Art: Non-invasive interrogation of textiles in museum collections. Microchimica Acta, 162 (3-4), 303-312.
RICHARDSON, E., MARTIN, G. and WYETH, P. 2007. Collecting a near infrared spectral database of modern textiles for use of on-site characterisation. In: M. HAYWARD and E. KRAMER, eds. Textiles and Text: Re-establishing the Links Between Archival and Object-Based Research. Postprints of the Third AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies Conference, 2006. London: Archetype Publications, 257-263.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2007. The use of polarized spectroscopy as a tool for examining the microstructure of cellulosic textile fibres. Applied Spectroscopy, 61 (5), 523-529.
ZHANG, X and WYETH, P. 2007. Moisture sorption as a potential condition marker for historic silks: Noninvasive determination by near-Infrared spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy, 61(2), 218-222.
HERMES, A.C., DAVIES, R.J., GRIEFF, S., KUTZKE, H., LAHLIL, S., WYETH, P and RIEKEL, C. 2006. Characterizing the decay of ancient Chinese silk fabrics by microbeam synchrotron radiation diffraction. Biomacromolecules, 7(3), 777-783.
MACDONALD, A. M. and WYETH, P. 2006. On the use of photobleaching to reduce fluorescence background in Raman spectroscopy to improve the reliability of pigment identification on painted textiles. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37, 830-835.
EDWARDS, H. G. M., NIKHASSAN, N. F., FARWELL, D. W. GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2006. Raman spectroscopic analysis of a unique linen artefact: the HMS Victory Trafalgar sail. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37, 1193-1200.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2006. Identification of cellulosic fibres by FTIR spectroscopy: differentiation of flax and hemp by polarized ATR FTIR. Studies in Conservation, 51(3), 205-211.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2006. Textiles. (Chapter 4.) In: E. MAY and M. JONES, eds. Conservation Science: Heritage Materials. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 56-91.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2006. Identifying modern materials: taking it to the collection. In: C. ROGERSON and P. GARSIDE, eds. The Future of the Twentieth Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials. AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation & Textiles Studies, Second Annual Conference. Textile Conservation Centre, 26-28 July 2005. London: Archetype Publications, 55-60.
EDWARDS, H.G.M. and WYETH, P. 2005. Case study: ancient textile fibres. (Chapter 19.) In: H.G.M. EDWARDS and J.M CHALMERS, eds. Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 304-324.
MACDONALD, A. M., VAUGHAN, A.S and WYETH, P. 2005. Application of confocal Raman spectroscopy to thin polymer layers on highly scattering substrates: a case study of synthetic adhesives on historic textiles. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 36(3), 185-191.
GARSIDE, P., LAHLIL, S. and WYETH, P. 2005. Characterization of historic silk by polarized attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for informed conservation. Applied Spectroscopy, 59 (10), 1242-1247.
GARSIDE, P., MILES, R., NAFTALY, M., STRINGER, M. and WYETH, P. 2005. Assessing near infrared and terahertz spectroscopy for the characterisation of organic heritage artefacts. In: PARISI, C., BUZZANCA, G. and PARADISI, A., eds. Art ’05. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Non-Destructive Investigations and Microanalysis for the Diagnostics and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage. Lecce (Italy), 15-19 May 2005. (Italian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Monitoring Diagnostics, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Central Institute of Restoration & Department of Materials Science, University of Lecce.) Lecce: University of Lecce, 15-19. (CD-Rom format).
GREIFF, S., KUTZKE, H., LAHLIL, S., RIEKEL, C. and WYETH, P. 2005. Surveying silk fibre degradation by crystallinity determination: a study on the Tang-Dynasty silk treasure from Famen temple, China. In: R. JANAWAY and P. WYETH, eds. Scientific Analysis of Ancient & Historic Textiles. Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation. Postprints, AHRB Research Centre for Textile Conservation & Textile Studies, Second Annual Conference. Textile Conservation Centre, 13-15 July 2004. London: Archetype Publications Press, 38-43.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2005. Assessing the physical state of the fore-topsail of HMS Victory. In: R. JANAWAY and P. WYETH, eds. Scientific Analysis of Ancient & Historic Textiles. Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation. Postprints, AHRB Research Centre for Textile Conservation & Textile Studies, Second Annual Conference. Textile Conservation Centre, 13-15 July 2004. London: Archetype Publications Press, 118-125.
WYETH, P. 2005. Signatures of ageing: correlations with behaviour. In: R. JANAWAY and P. WYETH, eds. Scientific Analysis of Ancient & Historic Textiles. Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation. Postprints, AHRB Research Centre for Textile Conservation & Textile Studies, Second Annual Conference. Textile Conservation Centre, 13-15 July 2004. London: Archetype Publications Press, 137-142.
MACDONALD, A.M., ROGERSON, C. and WYETH, P. 2005. Raman microspectroscopy interrogating 19th London: Archetype Publications, 222-229. century painted Trades Union banners. In: R. JANAWAY and P. WYETH, eds. Scientific Analysis of Ancient & Historic Textiles. Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation. Postprints, AHRB Research Centre for Textile Conservation & Textile Studies, Second Annual Conference. Textile Conservation Centre, 13-15 July 2004. and 20
WYETH, P. and JANWAY, R., eds. 2005. Scientific Analysis of Ancient & Historic Textiles. Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation. Postprints, AHRB Research Centre for Textile Conservation & Textile Studies, Second Annual Conference. Textile Conservation Centre, 13-15 July 2004. London: Archetype Publications Press.
WYETH, P. 2004. Tensile testing of buried cotton samples. In: PALMA, P., ed. Final Report on the EU Culture 2000 project: Monitoring, Safeguarding and Visualizing North-European Shipwreck Sites, Helsinki: The National Board of Antiquaries, 29-32.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P 2004. Polarised ATR-FTIR characterisation of cellulosic fibres in relation to historic artefacts. Restaurator, 25, 249-259.
WYETH, P. 2003. The fiber database as a web-accessible tool for teaching and research. In: J. MERRITT, ed., Proceedings of the Conference “Development of a Web-accessible reference library of deteriorated fibers using digital imaging and image analysis, April 3-6, 2003”, Harpers Valley Centre, USA: National Park Service, 68-69.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2003. Identification of cellulosic fibres by FTIR Spectroscopy I: Thread and single fibre analysis by attenuated total reflectance. Studies in Conservation, 48, (4), 269-275.
MACDONALD, A. M., VAUGHAN, A.S and WYETH, P. 2003. On confocal Raman spectroscopy of semicrystalline polymers: The effect of optical scattering. Applied Spectroscopy, 57 (12), 1475-1481.
MACDONALD, A. M., WYETH, P. and ROGERSON, C. 2003. Raman Spectroscopy. Interrogating historic painted textiles. Microscopy and Analysis, 97, 5-7.
CHANG, L. and WYETH, P. 2002. Chemical Finishes on indigo-dyed Cloth: Characterization of Miao and Mao-related costume for Guizhou, China. In: V.J. WHELAN, ed. Strengthening the Bond: Science and Textiles. North American Textile Conservation Conference 2002 Preprints. Philadelphia: NATCC, 25-34.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2002. Monitoring the deterioration of historic textiles: developing appropriate micromethodology. Postprints, Conservation Science, 2002, May 22-24. Edinburgh: NMS, 171-176.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2002. Characterization of silk deterioration. In: V.J. WHELAN, ed. Strengthening the Bond: Science and Textiles. North American Textile Conservation Conference 2002 Preprints. Philadelphia: NATCC, 55-60.
TAKAMI, M. and WYETH, P. 2002. Studies on a Korean painted silk banner: identification of layer structure, binding medium and pigments. In: V.J. WHELAN, ed. Strengthening the Bond: Science and Textiles. North American Textile Conservation Conference 2002 Preprints. Philadelphia: NATCC, 135-44.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2000. Polarised-atr-ftir characterisation of cellulosic fibres in relation to historic artefacts. E-MRS Paper Reference, K-IV.6.
GARSIDE, P. and WYETH, P. 2000. Characterisation of plant fibres by infra-red spectroscopy. Polymer Preprints, 41 (2), 1792-1793.
