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The technological study of books and manuscripts as artefacts : research questions and analytical solutions

Title
The technological study of books and manuscripts as artefacts : research questions and analytical solutions / edited by Sarah Neate [and others].
Publication
Oxford : Archaeopress, 2011.

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Additional Authors
Neate, Sarah.
Description
iv, 100 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 30 cm.
Series Statement
BAR international series ; 2209
Uniform Title
BAR international series ; 2209.
Subject
  • Codicology
  • Manuscripts
  • Books > History
  • Books
  • Technologie
  • Handschrift
  • Alter Druck
  • Konservierung
  • Buch
  • Buch
  • Handschrift
  • Konservierung
  • Technologie
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction. The book as a material object / A.M. Pollard ... [et al.] -- pt. 1. Manuscript research questions. Curatorial issues and research questions: current research on western medieval manuscripts and oriental manuscripts in the Bodleian Library / Emilie Savage-Smith, Sarah Neate & Richard Ovenden -- Conservation issues and research questions: the role of analysis in book and manuscript conservation / Sarah Neate & David Howell ; with contributions from Cheryl Porter & Nicholas Pickwoad -- pt. 2. Introduction to manuscript analysis techniques. Principles and methods of analysis in archaeological and manuscript studies / Sarah Neate & A.M. Pollard -- Framing analytical research questions / Mark Clarke -- Defining methodological problems: a case study on paint analysis and the technological study of manuscripts / Nicholas Eastaugh -- pt. 3. Analytical solutions to manuscript research questions. Paper degradation and conservation: overview of recent research (2000-2010) / Matija Strlič -- Investigating the structural integrity of historical documents using x-ray diffraction techniques / Kate Thomas, Lee Gonzales & Tim Wess -- Advanced optical imaging methods for investigation manuscripts / Haida Liang -- Analysis of pigments on manuscripts by Raman spectroscopy: advantages and limitations / Lucia Burgio -- Non-destructive ion beam analysis techniques for book and manuscript studies / Geoff grime -- Provenancing parchment, leather and paper using stable isotopes / A.M. Pollard & Fiona Brock -- Scientific approaches to dating historical documents / A.M. Pollard.
ISBN
  • 9781407307671
  • 1407307673
LCCN
2010671324
OCLC
  • ocn723137804
  • 723137804
  • SCSB-1591873
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library