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"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 close to complete disintegration. In contact with water or storage in moist conditions, the fibres then transform into a gelatinous substance. Objects made of parchment are of a very complex chemical and physical nature and sampling from these precious objects is normally highly restricted. Analysis therefore needs to be based on very accurate microanalytical or non-destructive methods which are able to produce valid results. 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. The contributions in this volume represent the main achievements of the European joint project on parchment ""Methods in the Microanalysis of Parchment"" sponsored by the European Commission."

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Author:   Rene Larsen
Publisher:   Archetype Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Archetype Publications Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 29.40cm
Weight:   0.776kg
ISBN:  

9781873132685

ISBN 10:   1873132689
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   30 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I Microsampling and Microscopical Assessment of Parchment including Microchemical Analysis of Binding Media, Dyes and Ink 1. A New Microsampling Technique for Parchment 2. Evaluation of Old Parchment Collagen with the help of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) 3. Evaluation of Methods for the Microanalysis of Materials Added to Parchment 4. Characterization of Vegetable Gums used as Binding Media in Inks by Gas Chromatography and Multivariable Analysis 5. Sulphur Inclusions within Parchment and Leather Exposed to Sulphur Dioxide II Thermophysical and Thermochemical Analysis of Microsamples 6. The Hydrothermal Stability (Shrinkage Activity) of Parchment Measured by the Micro Hot Table Method (MHT) 7. The Thermal Response of Parchment and Leather to Relative Humidity Changes 8. Characterization of Historic and Unaged Parchments using Thermomechanical and Thermogravimetric Techniques III Chemical and Structural Characterization of Collagen and Palacogenctics of Parchment 9. Amino Acid Analysis of New and Historical Parchments 10. 13C and 15N Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy of Modern and Historic Parchments 11. Study of the Chemical Breakdown of Collagen and Parchment by Raman Spectroscopy 12. Detection of Radicals in Collagen and Parchment Produced by Natural and Artificial Deterioration, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy (ESR) and its Implications for Artificial Ageing and Test of Conservation Treatments 13. Determination of the Molecular Weight Distribution in Parchment Collagen by Steric Exclusion Chromatography 14. SDS-PAGE and 2D-Electrophoresis 15. Analysis of Collagen Structure in Parchment by Small Angle X-ray Diffraction 16. Pyrolysis Capillary Gas Chromatography (PY-CGC) of Historical Parchment Samples 17. Palaeogenctics of Parchment IV Complementary and Comparative Analysis 18. The Use of Complementary and Comparative Analysis in Damage Assessment of Parchments

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

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