Ghigo, Tea;
Rabin, Ira;
(2020)
Gaining Perspective into the Materiality of Manuscripts:
The Contribution of Archaeometry to the Study
of the Inks of the White Monastery Codices.
In: Buzi, Paola, (ed.)
Proceedings of the Third "PAThs" International Conference: "Coptic Literature in Context. The Contexts of Coptic Literature. Late Antique Egypt in a dialogue between literature, archaeology and digital humanities".
(pp. pp. 273-282).
Sapienza, Universita di Roma: Rome, Italy.
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Abstract
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of manuscript traditions is here applied to the analysis of the leaves from the White Monastery, one of the greatest centres of literary production in Late Antique Egypt. In the framework of the ‘PAThs’ project, archaeometric analyses complement the information pieced together by a range of disciplines in the field of humanities. The use of different complementary analytical techniques provides information on the type of ink used and its elemental composition, unveiling interesting details regarding the materials and methodology of manufacturing of writing media. Moreover, this contribution takes a step forward and discusses the possible existence of a regional arrangement in the elemental composition revealed in the inks studied.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Gaining Perspective into the Materiality of Manuscripts: The Contribution of Archaeometry to the Study of the Inks of the White Monastery Codices |
| Event: | Third "PAThs" International Conference: "Coptic Literature in Context. The Contexts of Coptic Literature. Late Antique Egypt in a dialogue between literature, archaeology and digital humanities" |
| ISBN-13: | 978-88-5491-058-4 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://iris.uniroma1.it/handle/11573/1429155 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Archaeometry, ink analysis, interdisciplinary approach, Coptic studies, manuscript making |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of History of Art |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10186711 |
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