Microanalysis of Parchment, 9781873132685
Paperback
Microanalysis of Parchment presents sampling techniques and non-destructive, microanalytical and semi-microanalytical methods for the analysis and testing of historic parchment based on visual, microscopical as well as chemical and physical techniques.

Microanalysis of Parchment

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  • Paperback

    180 pages

  • Release Date

    30 October 2002

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Summary

Parchment in the form of manuscripts, scrolls, charters, book covers and substrata for artworks, makes a major contribution to the most valuable objects of European cultural heritage. Large collections exist in varying degrees of preservation in public and private libraries, archives, museums and in diverse religious foundations. The degradation of parchment involves the decay of the intact fibre structure through different stages of alteration to a terminal stage when the fibre structure is…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781873132685
ISBN-10:1873132689
Author:Rene Larsen
Publisher:Archetype Publications Ltd
Imprint:Archetype Publications Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:180
Release Date:30 October 2002
Weight:776g
Dimensions:294mm x 193mm x 16mm
About The Author

Rene Larsen

Rene Larsen is Rector of the School of Conservation, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen.

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