Colouring materials of pre-Columbian codices: non-invasive in situ spectroscopic analysis of the Codex Cospi

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 672-679

  Miliani, C ^a   Domenici, D ^b   Clementi, C ^a   Presciutti, F ^a   Rosi, F ^a   Buti, D ^a,c   Romani, A ^a   Laurencich Minelli, L ^d   Sgamellotti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d International Union of Academies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cospi Codex; Non invasive analysis; Orpiment; Pre Hispanic Mesoamerican codices

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL RECORD; RELIGION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 83855165211     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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