Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objects
Abstract The study of micro-objects, both inorganic and organic, which can be found associated to parchment or cellulose fibres of books and documents, or in the inks and the dirt, accumulated over the centuries between the pages, can unravel important information on the manufacture of the ancient d...
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| description | Abstract The study of micro-objects, both inorganic and organic, which can be found associated to parchment or cellulose fibres of books and documents, or in the inks and the dirt, accumulated over the centuries between the pages, can unravel important information on the manufacture of the ancient documents, on their past vicissitudes or on the causes of aging and deterioration of the materials they contain. The results of a critical observation of micrometric objects and structures with a diagnostic or archaeological significance have in some cases been surprising. Apart from the curiosity that certain findings may or may not raise, what needs to be discussed is the fact that some chemical components, usually attributed to the manufacture of materials or the inks may instead have a particular origin and nature, and therefore lead, if not properly highlighted, to some erroneous diagnostics. Examples are given where the information obtained by means of scanning electron microscope imaging and Raman microscopy were coupled with dispersive X-ray microanalysis and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2c923dfa5b54208bd132ee3cf329cf82022-12-21T20:17:57ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452019-07-017111210.1186/s40494-019-0291-9Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objectsMarina Bicchieri0Paola Biocca1Piero Colaizzi2Flavia Pinzari3Department of Chemistry, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Achivistico e Librario (ICRCPAL)Department of Chemistry, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Achivistico e Librario (ICRCPAL)Department of Biology, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Achivistico e Librario (ICRCPAL)Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum (NHM)Abstract The study of micro-objects, both inorganic and organic, which can be found associated to parchment or cellulose fibres of books and documents, or in the inks and the dirt, accumulated over the centuries between the pages, can unravel important information on the manufacture of the ancient documents, on their past vicissitudes or on the causes of aging and deterioration of the materials they contain. The results of a critical observation of micrometric objects and structures with a diagnostic or archaeological significance have in some cases been surprising. Apart from the curiosity that certain findings may or may not raise, what needs to be discussed is the fact that some chemical components, usually attributed to the manufacture of materials or the inks may instead have a particular origin and nature, and therefore lead, if not properly highlighted, to some erroneous diagnostics. Examples are given where the information obtained by means of scanning electron microscope imaging and Raman microscopy were coupled with dispersive X-ray microanalysis and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-019-0291-9SEM–EDSParchmentPaperPhytolithsRamanManufacture |
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| title | Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objects |
| title_full | Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objects |
| title_fullStr | Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objects |
| title_short | Microscopic observations of paper and parchment: the archaeology of small objects |
| title_sort | microscopic observations of paper and parchment the archaeology of small objects |
| topic | SEM–EDS Parchment Paper Phytoliths Raman Manufacture |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-019-0291-9 |
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