Applying micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and Raman spectroscopy for non-invasive characterization of coating and coating pigments on ancient Chinese papers

Abstract The coating technique, supposedly invented by Chinese papermakers no later than the 3rd century AD, greatly improved paper sheets’ qualities of color, texture, writability, and printability. Alongside the dispersal of papermaking and surface-treatment techniques beyond China, coated papers...

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Main Authors: Tao Li, Chuang Liu, Dongmei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00366-3