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X-Ray Fluorescence and Reflectography Data from Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin manuscript Ms. or. fol. 1216 (Erfurt 7)

Bonnerot, Olivier; Rabin, Ira

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Bonnerot, Olivier
Researcher(s)
Rabin, Ira; Gordon, Nehemia

XRF (Elio: 40kV, 80 µA, spot measurements of 120s each) and  reflectography (DinoLite: x50 magnification for spots on ink and pigment, vis, NIR and UV light) analysis of inks from Ms. or. fol. 1216 (Erfurt 7). Results published in manuscript cultures 15. Complementary analysis was later performed with a scanning XRF spectrometer.

  1. Erfurt7_reflectography.zip - complete reflectography Dataset
  2. Erfurt7_XRF.zip - complete XRF Dataset
  3. ReportTorah1216.docx - detailed report

The research for project RFA13 was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC 2176 'Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures', project no. 390893796. The research was conducted within the scope of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at Universität Hamburg. in collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM).
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