M. Simileanu. Georgia Avgerinidou. L. Angheluta. R. Radvan. L. Miu. J. Striber, Laser cleaning of XVIIIth C. parchment with polychrome inscriptions, Optoelectron. Adv. Mat., 2/9 (2008) 587-592

Title: Laser cleaning of XVIIIth C. parchment with polychrome inscriptions

Abstract: Laser cleaning of organic materials such as leather & parchment is a novel technique that has the potential to provide contactless, chemical-free cleaning of historically important documents. This paper presents the restoration and investigation process of an historical parchment, using non-invasive and non contact laser based methods.

Key words: laser cleaning; LIF scanning; historical parchment