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Correlation between the sub-structure parameters and the manufacturing technologies of metal threads in historical textiles using X-ray line profile analysis

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Micro-structure can talk when documentation is missing. In ancient Roman or medieval periods, kings, queens, or just rich people decorated their clothes or even their horse covers richly with miniature jewels or metal threads. The origin or the fabrication techniques of these ancient threads is often unknown. Thirteen thread samples made of gold or gilt silver manufactured during the last sixteen hundred years are investigated for the micro-structure in terms of dislocation density, crystallite size, and planar defects. In a few cases, these features are compared with sub-structure of similar metallic threads prepared in modern, twentieth century workshops. The sub-structure is determined by X-ray line profile analysis, using high resolution diffractograms with negligible instrumental broadening. On the basis of the sub-structure parameters, we attempt to assess the metal-threads manufacturing procedures on samples stemming from the fourth century A.D. until now.

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T.U. is grateful to the Hungarian National Science Foundation OTKA #71594, #67692, and #80772 for the support of this X-ray peak profile analysis work. The European Union and European Social Fund have provided financial support to this project under grant agreement No. TAMOP 4.2.1./B-09/1/KMR-2010-0003.

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    Gábor Csiszár & Tamás Ungár

  2. Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary

    Márta Járó

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Csiszár, G., Ungár, T. & Járó, M. Correlation between the sub-structure parameters and the manufacturing technologies of metal threads in historical textiles using X-ray line profile analysis. Appl. Phys. A 111, 897–906 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7310-y

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