Science, Technology, and Cultural Heritage: An inexorable relationship M.A. Rogerio-Candelera Climate change, sea level rise and impact on monuments in Venice D. Camuffo, C. Bertolin & P. Schenal Air pollution and preventive conservation in some European museums R. Van Grieken Low cost strategies for the environmental monitoring of Cultural Heritage: Preliminary data from the crypt of St. Francesco d'Assisi, Irsina (Basilicata, Southern Italy) M. Sileo, M. Biscione, F.T. Gizzi, N. Masini & M.I. Martinez-Garrido Monitoring moisture distribution on stone and masonry walls M.I. Martinez-Garrido, M. Gomez-Heras, R. Fort & M.J. Varas-Muriel Effects of open shelters on limestone decay: The case-study of the Bishop's Palace archaeological site in Witney (England) C. Cabello Briones Air quality assessment and protection treatments impact on the collection of the Museo Naval (Madrid, Spain) J. Pena-Poza, F. Agua, J.F. Conde, P. De San Pio, S. Garcia Ramirez, J.M. Galvez Farfan, J.M. Moreno Martin, M. Gonzalez Rodrigo, M. Garcia-Heras & M.A. Villegas Establishing the relationship between underwater cultural heritage deterioration and marine environmental factors. A comparative analysis of the Bucentaure and Fougueux sites T. Fernandez-Montblanc, M. Bethencourt, A. Izquierdo & M.M. Gonzalez-Duarte Natural gamma radioactivity in granites with different weathering degrees: A case study in Braga (NW Portugal) M. Lima, C. Alves & J. Sanjurjo Accelerated weathering test as environmental behaviour trials on metals M.A. Gomez-Moron, F. Martin-Cobos & P. Ortiz Painting woods vulnerability to ultraviolet exposure M.A. Gomez-Moron, A. Tirado & P. Ortiz Physical characterization of super-fragile materials in underwater archaeological sites L.C. Zambrano, M. Bethencourt & M.L.A. Gil Underwater Cultural Heritage risk assessment related to mean and extreme storm events: A modelling case study in the Bay of Cadiz T. Fernandez-Montblanc, A. Izquierdo & M. Bethencourt Another source of soluble salts in urban environments due to recent social behaviour pattern in historical centres B. Camara, M. Alvarez de Buergo, R. Fort, C. Ascaso, A. de los Rios & M. Gomez-Heras Historical and experimental integrated study on brick masonry identification: Comparison of two heritage buildings in the city of Alcala de Henares (Madrid, Spain) R. Undurraga, J.F. Conde, F. Agua, G. Barluenga, M.A. Villegas & M. Garcia-Heras Physical-chemical analysis for the research and the valorisation of the oppidum of Puente Tablas (Jaen, Spain) A. Sanchez, D.J. Parras, J.A. Tunon, C. Risquez, M.O. Rodriguez, M. Montejo, N. Ramos, J.F. Garcia & F. Marquez Lopez The use of writing inks in 12th-19th century Arabic manuscripts: A study of the collection of the School of Arabic Studies, Granada (Spain) S. Gonzalez-Garcia, A. Lopez-Montes & T. Espejo-Arias Characterisation of the artist John Opie's pigments, dated 1806 N. Sancho, R. Sinha & L.K. Skipper New nanomaterials for conservation of Cultural Heritage: Consolidants, hydrophobic and self-cleaning products M.J. Mosquera, L. Pinho, D.S. Facio & F. Elhaddad Nanosilica and nanolime on the conservation of mortars and concretes of our heritage A.M. Barberena-Fernandez, M. San Andres-Moya, P.M. Carmona-Quiroga & M.T. Blanco-Varela Effectiveness of a novel consolidant/hydrophobic nanomaterial on stones from three archaeological sites F. Elhaddad, L. Pinho & M.J. Mosquera New consolidant product based on nanoparticles to preserve the dolomitic stone heritage A. Sierra-Fernandez, L.S. Gomez-Villalba, M.E. Rabanal & R. Fort Powdered Cellulose Project: Cellulosic fibres for dry cleaning and reinforcement of paper supports M.A. Iglesias-Campos, C. Ruiz-Recasens & E. Diaz-Gonzalez Increasing surface roughness of coatings to promote high-hydrophobicity J.F. Illescas & M.J. Mosquera Damage diagnosis and water repellent assessment in the Fuente Nueva of Martos (Jaen, Spain) M. Delgado del Valle & J. Espinosa-Gaitan Chromatic properties study of mortars with organic binder used in the reproduction of outdoor artworks M.L. Martinez Bazan, S. Kroner, X. Mas-Barbera, T. Mastroiacovo & G. Medda Epoxy resins: From industrial material to contemporary art medium M. Lazzari, M. Nieto-Suarez & T. Lopez Moran Characterisation and purification of proteic binders used in easel paintings A. Branco, A. Fialho, C. Salvador, A. Candeias, A.T. Caldeira, M.F. Candeias, S. Martins, M. Semedo & A. Karmali Tertiary bioreceptivity of Hontoria limestone: Assessment of secondary metabolites as natural biocides S. Sasso, A.Z. Miller, M.A. Rogerio-Candelera, L. Laiz, L. Scrano, S.A. Bufo & C. Saiz-Jimenez Microbes, science, art and conservation, who wins the game? K. Sterflinger, J. Ettenauer & G. Pinar Characterization of phototrophic biofilms deteriorating Indian stone monuments, their response to heat stress and development of a non-invasive remediation strategy L. Bruno, I. Ficorella, F. Valentini, L. Quici, N. Keshari & S.P. Adhikary The effect of calcium oxalates in the weathering steel surface J. Aramendia, L. Gomez-Nubla, K. Castro, J.M. Madariaga & L. Bellot-Gurlet Role of microorganisms in mural paintings decay T. Rosado, A. Candeias, A.T. Caldeira, J. Mirao & M. Gil Production of novel biocides for Cultural Heritage from Bacillus sp. M. Silva, A. Candeias, A.T. Caldeira, D.J. Teixeira & S. Silva Phototrophic microorganisms in the tourist cave of Nerja Y. del Rosal, M. Hernandez-Marine & M. Roldan Analytical and microbiological characterization of 20th century photographic negatives C. Coelho, C. Relvas, S. Costa, A.T. Caldeira & T. Ferreira Characterization of old paper samples exhibiting foxing C. Relvas, M. Nunes, M. Santos, P. Mourinha, A.T. Caldeira, T. Ferreira & F. Figueira Analysis of materials and biodeterioration study of a corn cane sculpture: Crucificado del Capitulo de Bornos (Cadiz) M. Sameno Puerto & L. Martin Garcia Fluorescence in situ hybridisation for microbiological detection in mortars R. Vieira, P. Nunes, S. Martins, M. Gonzalez, T. Rosado, A. Pereira, A. Candeias & A.T. Caldeira Laser Induced Fluorescence applied to diagnosis in calcareous stones R. Ortiz, P. Ortiz, M.A. Vazquez, J.M. Martin, F. Colao & R. Fantoni Swelling clays in stone materials of the built heritage of Cordoba (Spain) A. Lao-Peregrin, J. Espinosa-Gaitan & C. Rodriguez-Navarro Observatory of Cultural Heritage Conservation Research B. Ramirez Barat, T. Palomar, E. Cano & M. del Egido Two new species of bacteria isolated from white colonizations in Andalusian caves S. Gutierrez-Patricio, V. Jurado, L. Laiz & C. Saiz-Jimenez Application of THz-TDS imaging technology to the investigation of panel paintings M. Picollo & K. Fukunaga Panel painting by Cristobal de Morales analysed by non-destructive XRF technique A. Kriznar, M.A. Respaldiza, M.V. Munoz & M. Vega The Mayan stucco masks from Edzna: Material characterization and analysis of the environmental influence on their deterioration Y. Espinosa-Morales, J. Reyes-Trujeque, D. Arano-Recio, R. Dominguez-Carrasco, J.L. Ruvalcaba-Sil, P. Quintana-Owen & E. Casanova-Gonzalez Detection of starch and organic dyestuffs as painting materials in a series of 18th century paintings by Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez using a HPLC-DAD-QTOF system E. Parra & S. Marras Late middle age painting canvas of the Our Lady of Rosary: A study of its materials and techniques R. Maltieira, A. Calvo & J. Cunha Impact assessment of different cleaning methods for tarnished silver artefacts T. Palomar, B. Ramirez Barat, D. Lafuente, E. Cano, S. Diaz & E. Garcia Detection of proteic binders in easel paintings using monoclonal antibodies C. Salvador, A. Candeias, A.T. Caldeira, A. Branco, A. Fialho, M.F. Candeias, M. Semedo, S. Martins & A. Karmali Study of the influence of black dyes in the physico-mechanical behaviour of silk fabrics. II. Influence of UV-light artificial aging E.M. Montesinos Ferrandis, S. Vicente Palomino, D.J. Yusa Marco & L. Fuster Lopez Estimating the firing temperature of ancient pottery by combining TL and other usual techniques J. Sanjurjo-Sanchez & J.L. Montero Fenollos Archaeometric study of porcelains of the National Spanish Museum of Archaeology J.M. Rincon Weathering maps assisted by Digital Image Analysis and Autocad R. Ortiz, M.A. Vazquez, P. Ortiz, J.M. Martin & C. Escudero 3D study of Cultural Heritage for conservation: Reliability of portable 3D laser scanner G. Duran-Dominguez, A.M. Felicisimo & M.E. Polo The representation of Cultural Heritage: Methodologies for digital characterization G. Duran-Dominguez, A.M. Felicisimo & P.J. Sanchez-Soto Building features and safeguard of church towers in Basilicata (Southern Italy) F.T. Gizzi, N. Masini, M. Sileo, C. Zotta, M. Scavone, M.R. Potenza, D. Liberatore, L. Sorrentino & M. Bruno Remote sensing for the study, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage: The experience of ITACA Mission in Southern America (2007-2013) N. Masini & R. Lasaponara Artworks in high-risk context: Integrated and low cost approach to theft and dispersion protection M. Biscione, M. Danese, N. Masini, L. Fachechi, D. Bellusci & W. Lorenzetti Spatial analysis for archaeological predictive models: Preliminary results for the Roman Age in the Basilicata Region M. Danese, M. Biscione & N. Masini The "Sassi of Matera" site: Preliminary results from the investigation on the weathering forms through on-field surveys and spatial analysis F.T. Gizzi, M. Sileo, M. Biscione, M. Danese & M. Alvarez de Buergo Development and implementation of the MHS algorithm for the preventive conservation of heritage monuments M. Chiriac, D. Basulto-Risco & J.C. Prieto Vielba Comparative study of Roman counterfeit coins: A multi-technique approach J.M. Compana Prieto, A. Reyes Carmona & E. Rodriguez Castellon Integrating non-destructive techniques with photogrammetry 3D models for the development of Geographic Information Systems in heritage structures M. Gomez-Heras, L. Lopez-Gonzalez, S. Garcia-Morales, R. Fort & M. Alvarez de Buergo Project 3D-ICONS: The Iberian heritage at the European Digital Library A. Sanchez, F. Gomez, A.L. Martinez, A. Ruiz & M. Molinos The Antiqvarivm of Seville, new landmark of cultural heritage in Seville F. Amores Enhancement of the historical "Royal Quicksilver Way" E. Sanz-Rubio, S. Cuezva, A. Sanchez-Malo, A. Fernandez-Cortes, A. Hernandez Sobrino, R. Parra Indiano, E. Soria Hernanz, M. Padilla, S. Mellado & T. Herrero Approaches to restoration project of monuments and historical sites in Southern Italy N. Masini, M. Scavone & A. Pagliuca The dialogue between stone and environment: Learning from practice D. Costa Public vs. private rehabilitation management strategies-the Almeida Manege and the Fronteira Palace J.N. Bastos The Cloister-a unique space J.N. Bastos New vulnerability approach for monument diagnosis R. Ortiz, P. Ortiz, J.M. Macias, J.M. Martin & M.A. Vazquez Sensing technologies for monitoring and conservation of Cultural Heritage: Wireless detection of decay factors M.I. Martinez-Garrido & R. Fort Author index