The present review article reports the most innovative methods to detect proteins in historical
and archeological samples as well as to characterize proteins used as binders in artworks …

A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology,
with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife …

This review explains the strategies behind genomics, proteomics, metabolomics,
metallomics and isotopolomics approaches and their applicability to written artefacts. The …

Proteins and small molecules from ancient objects and cultural heritage can provide key
information and contribute to study the context of objects and artists. However, all present …

The death registries of the plague epidemic of 1630, stored at the Archivio di Stato of Milano,
have been interrogated via the EVA film technology (ethyl vinyl acetate film studded with …

Ten pages, selected from a total of 127, of the last manuscript of Master i Margarita, written
by Bulgakov in the last four years of his life, have been analysed in order to harvest and …

Abstract The painting “Donna Nuda” by Leonardo was acquired by Catherine II (the Great)
from the R. Walpole collection, Houghton Hall, England, in 1779 for the Hermitage in St …

The scientific analysis of mummified individuals can reveal important details on the way
people lived and died in the past. Palaeoproteomic approaches are theoretically suitable for …

The margins of several pages of the Aleppo codex have been found to be corroded and
contaminated by diffuse maculae. In order to understand the origin of this decay these …

A novel way for exploring the world's cultural heritage in the absence of damage or
contamination (such as removing pigments in paintings or chipping away pieces of bones) …