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Centenary Paper: Of Inks and Scribes: The Composition of a Thirteenth-Century Castilian Manuscript – British Library Add MS 20787

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents the results of the first scientific analysis of the inks of a thirteenth-century Castilian manuscript – British Library Add MS 20787, a copy of the Fuero de las leyes . The analysis reveals the fingerprint of the inks used in the codex and points the way to future cross-disciplinary research based on a wider corpus of evidence.

Source: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies

DOI: 10.3828/bhs.2024.56

Authors: ZINA COHEN, OLIVER HAHN, IRA RABIN, AENGUS WARD

Institutions: Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing, Universität Hamburg, University of Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: University of Birmingham

OpenAlex ID: W4402378609

FWCI: 1.722

Cites: 22

Cited by: 1

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