Publication Date:
2004
abstract:
A new portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) device allows in situ non-invasive investigation of paper in order to examine some
aspects of the microscopic healthy state of documents of historical and artistic interest. The apparatus has aNMRsurface probe, which permits
to perform most of the NMR relaxometric measurements on objects of almost every size and shape. It uses non-ionizing radio frequency
electromagnetic waves and is easily transportable without hazard for people or environment. Some results obtained with this device on the
pages of the Codex Major, a manuscript musical anthology that belongs to the Collectio Altaempsiana (1600-1610) of Palazzo Altaemps in
Rome, are here presented. The NMR results provide indications about the spread of the deterioration process of the paper and of the corrosion
effect caused by the iron-gall ink.
aspects of the microscopic healthy state of documents of historical and artistic interest. The apparatus has aNMRsurface probe, which permits
to perform most of the NMR relaxometric measurements on objects of almost every size and shape. It uses non-ionizing radio frequency
electromagnetic waves and is easily transportable without hazard for people or environment. Some results obtained with this device on the
pages of the Codex Major, a manuscript musical anthology that belongs to the Collectio Altaempsiana (1600-1610) of Palazzo Altaemps in
Rome, are here presented. The NMR results provide indications about the spread of the deterioration process of the paper and of the corrosion
effect caused by the iron-gall ink.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
DE LUCA, Francesco; Casieri, Cinzia; Viola, Ilenia
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