As part of cooperation with Schülerforschungszentrum Hamburg (SFZ), the Cluster UWA offers courses in which pupils in grades 8 to 10 can try to unravel the secrets of lost writings themselves. First, they learn what inks were used in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and make their own inks according to original recipes. The manuscripts produced with these inks are then examined with modern analytical methods under the guidance of our researchers.

This multispectral imaging (MSI) dataset of the prepared ink samples on parchment and papyrus was taken on the 10th of July 2024. Image Processing and analysis of Ink spectra was done during the visit to the SFZ on the 17th of July 2024. Due to time constrains only one of the total of 4 sets of samples was analyzed and processed.

Images in preview are compressed and of lower quality. They are mainly intended to serve as thumbnails. Original hiqh quality TIF images can be found in the Color and PROCESSED folder below (zip file). For information about filenames and folderstructure as well as MSI system related info, please read the "Brief Description of Datasets for Multispectral Imaging Version Q". 

The research for this … was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC 2176 'Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures', project no. 390893796. The research was conducted within the scope of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at Universität Hamburg.