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 Paints A comprehensive collection of inorganic and organic pigmentsDownload Pigment Library (pdf) Plastics, Fibres and Textiles Wide array of natural and synthetic polymers in film, fibre and cast forms Binding Media A cross-section of materials historically used as paint binders