A comprehensive investigation has been made of a set of 14 th to 16 th-century parchment
bookbindings from the Historical Archives of the City of Turin. Advanced physico-chemical …

Micro DSC measurements were used to investigate the synergistic effects of temperature
and relative humidity on deterioration of parchment. Samples were obtained by exposing …

In this study we used an analytical approach based on complementary techniques that
targets all structural levels of collagen in leather to investigate how vegetable-tanned leather …

Micro-differential scanning calorimetry was used to reveal the deterioration patterns of
collagen in vegetable-tanned leather. The influence of both the tannin type, ie hydrolysable …

It is essential to establish an appropriate conservation method to reduce the deterioration of
leather-made artifact and extend its lifetime. The restoration and consolidation of historic …

To assess the short and long-term effect of a newly developed minimally invasive lipid
extraction method on parchment, sacrificial pieces of parchments were subjected to artificial …

The thermal degradation of collagen-based materials, viz. collagen, recently manufactured
parchments and tanned leathers, a heritage parchment and patrimonial (historical) leathers …

The manuscript studied here dates to 19th century, and consists of paper pages and leather
bookbinding. This study aims to use analytical techniques in order to identify the …

The aim of this study was to advance the current understanding on the mechanism of
deterioration of historical vegetable tanned leathers and establish new criteria for …

Microorganisms often cause significant damage on historical objects. The archive or library
materials as well as textile or leather artifacts suffer serious attacks that need appropriate …