X-ray fluorescence analysis with synchrotron radiation on the inks and papers of incunabula

Archaeometry

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 347-357

  Mommsen, H ^a   Beier, Th ^a   Dittmann, H ^a   Heimermann, D ^a   Hein, A ^a   Rosenberg, A ^a   Boghardt, M ^b   Hanebutt Benz, E M ^c   Halbey, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Wissenschaftliche Projektkoordinatorin Fid BBI   (Germany)

^c Gutenberg Museum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fifteenth century; Germany; Gutenberg bible; Incunabula; Ink; Paper; Printing; X ray fluorescence with synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030504034     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1996.tb00782.x     Document Type: Article

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