Campagnolo, Alberto, Connelly, Erin and Wacha, Heather (2019) Labeculæ Vivæ : building a reference library of stains for medieval and early modern manuscripts. Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, 4 (2). pp. 401-416. doi:10.1353/mns.2019.0018

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Abstract

Stains on manuscripts are signs indicative of their past lives left by time and usage. Reading these signals in concert with conventional information gathered from manuscripts can add to our understanding of the history and use of an object. This project, supported by a microgrant from the Council on Library and Information Resources, and run as a preliminary pilot study, provides an identified, open-access database of a number of commonly found stains in order to help researchers answer questions such as manuscript provenance, transmission, material culture, as well as scientific applications for arts questions and the innovative uses of multispectral imaging to acquire new knowledge. This paper presents the methodology and the results of the investigation and demonstrates best practices using the database for a diverse audience of scholars.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Journal or Publication Title:	Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press
ISSN:	2381-5329
Official Date:	2019
Dates:	Date Event 2019 Published
Volume:	4
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 401-416
DOI:	10.1353/mns.2019.0018
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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