The laboratory houses an array of reference materials pertaining to works of art and heritage artifacts, used to aid both teaching and research. The materials library includes: Pigments and PaintsA comprehensive collection of inorganic and organic pigmentsDownload Pigment Library Plastics, Fibres and TextilesWide array of natural and synthetic polymers in film, fibre and cast forms Binding MediaA cross-section of materials historically used as paint binders