The Kiev Folia: An interdisciplinary approach to unravelling the past of an ancient Slavonic manuscript

Cappa, Federica; Piñar, Güadalupe; Brenner, Simon; Frühmann, Bernadette; Wetter, Wilfried; Schreiner, Manfred; Engel, Patricia; Miklas, Heinz; Sterflinger, Katja

doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2021.105342

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“…These marine bacteria, Halomonas spp., a gamma-Proteobacteria, are confirmed in the present study. Finally, the third step in the ladder is the Actinobacteria, Saccharopolyspora sp., which has been present in several studies [10,18,25,30] and occupies a large proportion of the bacterial genera encountered in our sample.…”

Section: Biological Communities By Ngssupporting

confidence: 58%

“…are also human and animal commensals and possible pathogens. These four genera can be attributed to human manipulation, and such natural contaminants have been identified in other studies [30].…”

Section: Biological Communities By Ngsmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…There is no tryptophan in the sequence of amino-acids that composes collagen, but there is plenty of tryptophan in the mixture added to the parchment as finishing touches to increase its quality (milk, eggs and flour). This genus has been identified recently in parchment [30].…”

Section: Biological Communities By Ngsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Underneath the Purple Stain

Pinheiro¹,

Miller

Vaz

et al. 2022

Heritage

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The Alcobacenses are one of the most important Portuguese collections of Monastic codices. During a campaign study to further advance our knowledge on this important legacy and its state of conservation, a heavily deteriorated codex (ALC.338) stood out due to the presence of purple stains on the lower margins on virtually all folios. In some of them, the purple stains are accompanied by yellow and brown patches as well. Also noticed was the presence of these purple spots on the white tawed leather covering the codex. The codex was analyzed macro and microscopically, chemically and biologically using state-of-the-art technology such as next-generation sequencing. The biological deterioration associated with the appearance of these purple spots arises from the inside out and reveals significant abundance of the bacterial genus Saccharopolyspora sp., which accounted for 86% of the bacterial genera identified. For the fungal population, the most common genus was Malassezia sp. Visual inspection of the sample confirmed the presence of fungal and bacterial biofilms. Pressing questions, comparison to similar studies and future perspectives are also given.

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Section: Biological Communities By Ngssupporting

confidence: 58%

Section: Biological Communities By Ngsmentioning

confidence: 61%

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Underneath the Purple Stain

Pinheiro¹,

Miller

Vaz

et al. 2022

Heritage

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“…[ 133 ]. Another example is the analysis of endogenous DNA of Slavonic codices made from parchment of different animal species [ 48 , 136 ].…”

Section: Paleogenomics and Metagenomics Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Artefact Profiling: Panomics Approaches for Understanding the Materiality of Written Artefacts

Creydt

Fischer

2023

Molecules

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This review explains the strategies behind genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, metallomics and isotopolomics approaches and their applicability to written artefacts. The respective sub-chapters give an insight into the analytical procedure and the conclusions drawn from such analyses. A distinction is made between information that can be obtained from the materials used in the respective manuscript and meta-information that cannot be obtained from the manuscript itself, but from residues of organisms such as bacteria or the authors and readers. In addition, various sampling techniques are discussed in particular, which pose a special challenge in manuscripts. The focus is on high-resolution, non-targeted strategies that can be used to extract the maximum amount of information about ancient objects. The combination of the various omics disciplines (panomics) especially offers potential added value in terms of the best possible interpretations of the data received. The information obtained can be used to understand the production of ancient artefacts, to gain impressions of former living conditions, to prove their authenticity, to assess whether there is a toxic hazard in handling the manuscripts, and to be able to determine appropriate measures for their conservation and restoration.

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“…The HPLC–MS procedure was successfully used in determining the complex composition of yarns collected from a 15th century tapestry and their conservation conditions [ 14 ]. Advanced spectroscopic methods have been employed for the characterization of yarns with a particular focus on the pigments [ 15 , 16 ] or influence of the fiber surface as a consequence of detergent residue adsorption [ 13 ]. As reported in the literature, characterization of wool samples and historical threads is also carried out by Double Shot Py-GC/MS and EGA/MS, which highlight protein and lipid fractions of wool [ 1 ].…”

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Thermal and Mechanical Characterization of Yarn Samples from Flemish Tapestry of the Sixteenth Century

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We propose a physico-chemical approach for theharacterization of the conservation condition of yarns from a Flemish tapestry of the sixteenth century. The aging effect on the yarns’ performance was evaluated by comparison with commercial materials. Water uptake experiments highlighted the aptitude of yarns toward water sorption and their increased hydrophilicity upon aging. Thermogravimetric analysis can be considered a fast approach for the fiber identification and assessment on the material life-time. The dynamic mechanical analysis provided direct evidence on the yarns, conservation state and their performance under different mechanical stresses. The proposed characterization path can be relevant for stating the condition of the tapestry and for designing a conservation protocol for the preservation of the artwork.

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The Kiev Folia: An interdisciplinary approach to unravelling the past of an ancient Slavonic manuscript

Cited by 9 publications

References 58 publications

Underneath the Purple Stain

Underneath the Purple Stain

Artefact Profiling: Panomics Approaches for Understanding the Materiality of Written Artefacts

Thermal and Mechanical Characterization of Yarn Samples from Flemish Tapestry of the Sixteenth Century

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