HSLL researchers collaborated with Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, and the Sichuan Museum, Chengdu, China, as well as with UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage, UK, in what is a pioneering piece of research into the material properties of 19th–20th century Tibetan paper. Most of the available research into Tibetan paper focuses on the earliest books from [...]

Every year, the University of Ljubljana selects the ten most prominent research achievements among the proposals received from several members of the University, based on aspects, including impact, comprehensiveness, and applicability. This year, the research into the dating of historical books using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic data and machine learning was chosen as one of the [...]

Picture 1: (from left to right) Dr. Manar El-Khial, Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Mojca Ramšak, University of Ljubljana, Prof. Dr. Ali Abdelhalim, General Director of the Egyptian Museum, Emma Paolin, PhD student, University of Ljubljana, Prof. Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, University of Ljubljana Three members of the HSLL research team, Emma Paolin, Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar [...]