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Fig. 10

From: A study of the deterioration of aged parchment marked with laboratory iron gall inks using FTIR-ATR spectroscopy and micro hot table

Fig. 10

ATR-FTIR spectra of inked parchment areas in LIGG specimens at various ageing times. a full spectra; b amide I and II regions; c peak fitting of the amide I and II region in unaged specimen; d peak fitting of the amide I and II region in aged specimen (2 days); e peak fitting of the amide I and II region in aged specimen (32 days). Spectra color in a and b: black: reference (unaged specimen); red: 2 days; green: 4 days; blue: 8 days; purple: 16 days; cyan: 32 days; purple (D1): difference spectrum between inked and ink-free areas, both in unaged specimens; brown (D2): difference spectrum between aged (2 days) and unaged specimen, both inked areas; orange (D3) difference spectrum between inked and ink-free areas, both in aged specimens (32 days). All spectra in absorbance mode; normalized to the Amide I band (1650–1630 cm−1). Peak fitting curves in c, d and e marked with w denote the water component; cyan curves correspond to the second derivative

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