Natural dyes have been utilized since ancient times to produce colorfull garments and, at the
same time, each culture has developped its own traditional designs and techniques during …

Spectroscopic techniques were carried out to identify the dyes used on the famous
mediaeval Lady and the Unicorn tapestries kept in the Cluny Museum. Among the six …

The investigation and conservation of the Vienna Genesis, a Late Antique manuscript on
purple parchment, included the study of parchment production and purple dyeing in the sixth …

Abstract The Dagulf Psalter is a precious Carolingian manuscript on calf parchment, dated to
793–795. Its unique and high historical value required a non-invasive, multi-analytical …

[eng] The present PhD thesis is focused on the study of the compositional, morphological
and formal characteristics of medieval cultural heritage objects, and more specifically …

The processing of fibres into threads, cords, and fabric predates the manufacture of paper by
several millennia, with the earliest archaeological evidence of linen being processed into …

Abstract Objects made of dyed parchment are relatively rare in libraries and archives. When
conservators dye parchment, they are essentially concerned with approximating the colour …