So you want to do biocodicology? A field guide to the biological analysis of parchment

Heritage Science

Élodie Lévêque¹  Sarah Fiddyment²  Jiří Vnouček²  Matthew D. Teasdale²  Matthew J. Collins³  Annelise Binois⁴ 

[1] ArScAn, Université Paris X Nanterre-La Défense, Université Paris Nanterre;BioArCh, Department of Archaeology, University of York;Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge;Department of Archaeology, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne;

关键词: Manuscripts;    Proteomics;    Genetics;    Codicology;    Biocodicology;    Microbiome;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40494-019-0278-6

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Biocodicology, the study of the biological information stored in manuscripts, offers the possibility of interrogating manuscripts in novel ways. Exploring the biological data associated to parchment documents will add a deeper level of understanding and interpretation to these invaluable objects, revealing information about book production, livestock economies, handling, conservation and the historic use of the object. As biotechnological methods continue to improve we hope that biocodicology will become a highly relevant discipline in manuscript studies, contributing an additional perspective to the current scholarship. We hope that this review will act as a catalyst enabling further interactions between the heritage science community, manuscript scholars, curators and conservators.

【 授权许可】

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