Table 8 Problems and solutions of scanning historical clothes—a case study of the high shoes
Object | Problem | Solution | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
High shoes (mahsi) | Limpness of the upper part of the object | Due to the considerable height and flabbiness of the object, the scanning was performed on a tripod on which the object was placed. Thanks to this solution: (i) there was no obstruction of one side of the object by the collapse of the upper part, (ii) there was direct good access to all pages of the entire facility, (iii) the position of the scanner was not comfortable and required a lot of experience from the scanner operator—what counted was the so-called steady hand, (iv) the obtained area of cavities ranged from 3 to 5% and was smaller than the values obtained in the turban scanning | Scanning on a specialized rotating table with a reference surface The use of such a solution leads to: (i) the need to stiffen by stuffing the uppers to prevent it from collapsing, (ii) very gentle rotation of the table due to the height of the object and its instability in a standing position, (iii) troubles arising when moving the object to a lying position (sole scanning) due to the fact that the object's dimensions exceed the diameter of the table, (iv) the upper bends under its own weight when the interior of the object is improperly filled |