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Curie‐point pyrolysis/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry has been employed to characterize nine non‐proteinaceous media used in the past as binders in works of art. Obtaining their fingerprints (achieved by both chromatographic patterns and mass spectral data of the individual components) is important in the context of the building of a complete database to be used in an analytical approach to the field of museum materials and restoration. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Curie-point pyrolysis/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry has been employed to characterize nine non-proteinaceous media used in the past as binders in works of art. Obtaining their fingerprints (achieved by both chromatographic patterns and mass spectral data of the individual components) is important in the context of the building of a complete database to be used in an analytical approach to the field of museum materials and restoration. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.