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Study of Colonial Manuscripts from San Nicolás Coatepec, México, Through UV&IR Imaging and XRF

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2012

Jocelyn Alcántara García ,
José Luis Ruvalcaba Sil  and
Marie Van der Meeren
Jocelyn Alcántara García
Affiliation:
Coordinación Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH). Ex Convento de Churubusco s/n esq. General Anaya. Col. San Diego Churubusco, México D. F. 04120, México. e-mail: jocelynag@gmail.com
José Luis Ruvalcaba Sil
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Apdo. Postal 20-364, México D. F. 01000, México- e-mail: sil@fisica.unam.mx
Marie Van der Meeren
Affiliation:
Coordinación Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH). Ex Convento de Churubusco s/n esq. General Anaya. Col. San Diego Churubusco, México D. F. 04120, México. e-mail: jocelynag@gmail.com
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Abstract

The necessity of studying cultural heritage through non-invasive and non-destructive techniques has led to significant advances in the last decade. One of the most recent advancements in this theme in Mexico is the portable X-ray system SANDRA, which was used to study three manuscripts directly related to the history of “San Nicolás Coatepec”, Mexico. X-ray fluorescence was chosen as the suitable technique because it can provide a fast qualitative and quantitative multielemental high sensitivity analysis. The documents were examined globally, using imaging techniques with UV and IR lighting. This research evinced a change in the composition and evolution of writing materials (inks and pigments) and provided information concerning historical use of the documents and its actual legal value as a property document. It also stressed the need of spanning these results to an extensive research attaining other regions of Mexico, in order to fully understand the Mexican documents particularities, aging and deterioration. This, in turn, will provide not only historical material information but also an invaluable scoop to understand deterioration and conservation issues.

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x-ray fluorescenceinksmanuscripts
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Articles
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1374: Symposium S8 – Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Issues in Materials Science , 2012 , pp. 17 - 25
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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