Paleoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins, is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of
molecular biology, paleontology, archaeology, paleoecology, and history. Paleoproteomics …

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

Parchment is an ancient writing support formed from dehaired animal skins. Its manufacture
comprises a series of liming and scraping steps before being stretched and dried under …

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 …

Animal-based metal threads were largely used between the 10th and the fifteenth century, in
European, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern textile productions for the decoration of textiles …

Between the sixteenth and nineteenth century, British agriculture underwent a 'revolutionary'
transformation. Yet despite over a century of research and the recognised centrality of …

This article reviews the complementary strategies that are used to decipher the valuable
information that is contained in ancient parchment documentary materials. A new trend is …

Gelatin, sourced from collagen, is an acid-, alkali-or enzymatically hydrolysed product
obtained from animal skins and bones. Gelatin has been widely used for the manufacture of …

Abstract The Mont Saint-Michel abbey in Normandy, France, was an important pilgrimage
site in Christianity, and its scriptorium produced numerous manuscripts between the end of …

Implementing biomolecular techniques in the study of written cultural heritage has led to a
steady development of biocodicology and the study of DNA and proteins in parchment in the …