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Characterization of illuminated manuscripts by laboratory-made portable XRD and micro-XRD systems

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Illuminated Arabic manuscripts have been studied, employing two laboratory-made X-ray diffraction (XRD) systems developed recently in the C2RMF laboratory. The validity of the µ-XRD and XRD portable systems for the study of this type of artworks has been demonstrated. A common observation in all the analyses is the presence of calcite and rutile; also, hematite, goethite, cinnabar, brass, anatase and barite were detected in the various colours. Differences between the results obtained by both techniques due to acquisition mode are discussed. In addition, other techniques such as X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and micro-Raman were used for the complete characterization of the manuscripts.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge J. Pablo Arias (University of Malaga), Materials Science Institute and the C2RMF staff for their assistance, and the financial support from contract MEC/FECYT 2007 and programme EU-ARTECH (FP6, European Union, contract RII3-CT-2004-506171).

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  1. Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, CNRS-C2RMF UMR 171, 14 quai François Mitterrand, Palais du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France

    A. Duran, J. Castaing & P. Walter

  2. Materials Science Institute of Seville (CSIC-Seville University), Avda. Americo Vespucio, s/n, 41092, Seville, Spain

    J. L. Perez-Rodriguez & M. L. Franquelo

  3. Painting Department, Fine Arts Faculty, Granada University, Avda. Andalucia, s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain

    T. Espejo

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Duran, A., Perez-Rodriguez, J.L., Espejo, T. et al. Characterization of illuminated manuscripts by laboratory-made portable XRD and micro-XRD systems. Anal Bioanal Chem 395, 1997–2004 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-2992-5

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