• Squeaky Clean Cellulose: Comparing Pretreatment Effectiveness on Single Tree Rings and Wooden Laths 

      Khumalo, Wendy Hlengiwe; Svarva, Helene Løvstrand; Zurbach, Damaris; Nadeau, Marie-Josée (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Obtaining accurate radiocarbon (14C) results from wood samples requires the extraction of cellulose. In the past, this has been done using different combinations of methods including acidified bleaching, acid-base-acid, ...
    • Unravelling the history of a venetian antiphonary 

      Rzadeczka-Juga, Izabela; Nadeau, Marie-Josee; Juga, Pjotr; Zurbach, Damaris; Grootes, Pieter M; Svarva, Helene Løvstrand; Seiler, Martin Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      We present the results of a multifaceted study of an antiphonary—liturgical song book—presumably made in Venice in 1607, now in the Ringve, National Music Museum of Norway in Trondheim1. The book is hand-sewn on raised ...