Hidden in Plain Sight
@HiPS_ProjectHidden in Plain Sight is a collaboration between @QMUL, @QMUL_HSS, @theUL, @MAACambridge, @NLWales, and other leading libraries.
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Hidden in Plain Sight is a collaboration between @QMUL, @QMUL_HSS,@theUL, @MAACambridge, @NLWales, and other leading libraries. We’re using cutting-edge technology at Cambridge University Library to reveal the hidden stories of ancient books.
David Mills [@QMUL] visited the Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab @theUL today for an OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) session. We’re investigating the unique black material used to conceal several hymns in a 15th-century Jewish liturgical codex, CUL Add.662. #HebrewManuscripts
🕵️♂️ @CUL MS Add.662, a 15th-century Ashkenazi Mahzor, has many Piyutim obscured by a waxy substance. However, one gloss shaped like a Magen David is partially visible after our MSI and XRF analyses. Can anyone help decipher the text beneath?
Unveiling the hidden secrets in ancient books using heritage science tech 🔬 The @HiPS_Project project has been enabled by the @UKRI_News @ahrcpress World Class Labs programme. Find out more about this work's impact in AHRC’s latest blog post: loom.ly/bE8dfqg @QMUL_HSS
Investment into the @theUL's Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory, has allowed the @HiPS_Project team to access a variety of innovative technologies to explore how sacred books were used, modified and venerated. Discover some of the technologies in this thread...
One of the first techniques used by the @HiPS_Project was microscopy. Analysis of a 15th Century Book of Hours (CUL Dd.15.25) revealed damage marks created by an as yet unknown tool.
Another example of a technique being used in the @HiPS_Project is Fiber Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS). This is a non-invasive technique to identify pigments and dyes. Here is @theUL’s first Heritage Scientist, Flavia Fiorillo demonstrating how it’s done!
A dragon appears! The project is using Multispectral Imaging (MSI) to uncover details such as the outlines of an erased dragon figure in a Jewish prayer book dated from the 13-14th century (CUL MS Add. 662). Follow the project’s progress and discoveries at @HiPS_Project!
The HiPS team hosted a two-day advisory board meeting in London and Cambridge, sharing project updates and future plans. Highlights included visits to the 3D Imaging Lab @QMUL, the MS Room & CHIL @CUL, and presenting key items @MAACambridge #Innovation #CulturalHeritage
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