A5033163938- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Building materials and conservation
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Themes in Literature Analysis
University College Cork
2023
This work presents the results of a transdisciplinary analysis performed on Harward's Almanac (Dublin, 1666), an extremely rare volume currently housed in National Library Ireland. The uniqueness and historical value is related to presence nineteen handwritten poems, entered by anonymous scribe. These record textually important English clandestine satire circulating anonymously Dublin late seventeenth early eighteenth century. Following comprehensive assessment, it appeared evident that...
This paper presents the findings of first multi-analytical investigation Book Uí Mhaine, one largest Gaelic Books surviving from medieval vernacular period. A combination protein analysis, point X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), multispectral imaging (MSI), Fiber-Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS) and Raman was used to perform a systematic Mhaine’s constituent materials, including parchment, inks pigments. The analysis revealed that parchment made calfskin, both blunt tools...