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Study On the Thermal Degradation of Paper-based Documents
Study On the Thermal Degradation of Paper-based Documents

Author(s): Nicoleta Melniciuc-Puică, Elena Ardelean
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Thermal degradation; paper-based documents; paper composition; preservation status

Summary/Abstract: Thermal activation is the cause of the most damaging and considerable effects that temperature can have on the health of cultural goods. This study deals about the influence of the paper composition of old documents under the action of temperature. We observed that the stability to the action of the temperature on the paper-based documents is closely connected to the composition and the structure of the paper.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 145-154
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English