Study of Inks Used in the Manuscript Cod. Jur. gr. 12 Belonging to the National Library of Austria

Проучване на мастилата, използвани в ръкописа Cod.Jur.gr. 12, принадлежащ на Националната библиотека на Австрия

Scripta & e-Scripta vol. 25, 2025
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  • Subject(s): Scripta //
  • Published by: Institute for Literature BAS
  • Print ISSN: 1312-238X
  • Summary/Abstract:

    This article explores the inks used to write three recipes for the production of ink found in the Cod. Jur. gr. 12, as well as the inks utilized to rewrite faded words on folios 7v and 111r, and notes on f. 325v of the same codex. The texts of the recipes were analyzed to determine the ink type described in each recipe. Microscopic multispectral imaging was employed to examine the inks in which these texts were written, providing valuable insights into their optical properties and allowing for an assessment of the inks used across the different texts. Additionally, computational statistical techniques were applied to infrared images of the inks, yielding information about their material properties and assisting in the recognition of the inks used in the texts studied. The combination of these two techniques reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates advanced imaging technologies, spectral analysis, and data processing. This methodology produced valuable qualitative and quantitative results regarding the similarities and differences among the examined inks.


  • Page Range: 483-523
    No. of Pages: 41
    Language: English
    Year: 2025
    Issue No:: Scripta & e-Scripta vol. 25, 2025

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  • Vasiliki Kokla

    Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, Greece
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    Vasiliki Kokla is Associate Professor, at the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, Greece. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Westminster, London, U.K., in 2006 with the title Image-Based analysis of inks for art conservation, with a scholarship from the Greek Scholarship Foundation. Her research interests focus on the innovative documentation and preservation processes of books, archival material and works of art on paper, such as computational texture analysis for the characterization of materials used in Byzantine and post-Byzantine manuscripts, multispectral imaging, SEM/EDS analysis. Her latest book is Preservation of historical photographs and collections (Athens, 2024). Vasiliki Kokla received the title of Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute in 2024 and a scholarship from the Greek Scholarship Foundation (2003) for the development of collaborations between faculty members of Greek universities and educational institutions or organizations of Greek culture abroad. Since 2024, she is a member of the researched team of the University of West Attica, in the project Horizon_Intelligent Advanced Photonics Tools for Remote and/or On-Site Monitoring of Cultural Heritage Monuments and Artefacts_iPhotoCult, HORIZON-CL2-2023- HERITAGE-01.

  • SUBJECT: Scripta //