The laboratory of quantitative methods in historic monument research at the CTU Prague

A "Laboratory of Quantitative Methods in Historic Monument Research" has be en established at the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing R adiation of the CTU Prague. Its primary orientation is the investigation of historic architecture, although other objects of art can also be investiga ted. In the first phase, one investigative method was established for each of the above groups: X-ray fluorescence as the analytic method, thermolumin escence for dating and photogrammetry for surveying. The first results demo nstrate the need and usefulness of these methods for investigations in the rich architectural heritage of the Czech Republic. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scienc e Ltd. All rights reserved.