Microscopic Characterisation of Four Exotic Species for Historic Furniture Conservation

Abstract

Wood species identification is a compulsory step in the scientific conservation of the historic furniture. A visual examination of an investigated sample does not always bring enough information about the original species and a microscopic approach is more reliable. This paper is providing the microscopic characterisation with identification keys for four exotic species used in historic furniture. They can serve for wood identification purposes in the laboratories working in the field of wood cultural heritage conservation.