title: The Assisi Chartula by the hand of Saint Francis: non-destructive characterization by spectroscopic spectrometric and optical methods.
abstract: Just two examples of writings by the hand of S. Francesco are known to exist: a letter to Brother Leone, kept in the archives of Spoleto cathedral and the Chartula, displayed in the Hall of Reliquaries at Assisi's Sacro Convento. For the first time in its history the Chartula has undergone a series of non-destructive analyses, with the object of establishing its current state of conservation and the types of inks used in its making. A new display case has been designed and built for the improved conservation of this precious document. The new housing substitutes an ancient case, which was located inside the original reliquary.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Centrale per la Patologia del Libro, Via Milano 76, 00184 Roma. icplch@tin.it
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bicchieri
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Majo
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palazzi
authors.forename: Lighea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.forename: Francesco Paolo
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ronconi
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D006236:Handwriting; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007281:Ink; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012067:Religion / Q000266:history; D018597:Saints / Q000266:history; D013057:Spectrum Analysis