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 [...]

Proteins from cereal grains and yeast were found in the ground layer of paintings produced in Denmark in the early 19th century by two of the best known artists from the Golden Age of Danish Painting: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Christen Schiellerup Købke. These proteins probably indicate the use of a beer brewing (by-)product for [...]

Heritage scientists can now accurately date historical paper using just infrared light and complex computational analysis. In a piece of research published in the top-tier Journal of the American Chemical Society, the post-doctoral researcher dr. Floriana Coppola and colleagues have shown that exceptional dating accuracy is possible of only 2 years – this is not [...]