Wiedergewinnung verlorener Schrift und Analyse der Tintenzusammensetzung der beglaubigten Kopie der Handelsprivilegien Hamburgs, Threse B 15 a (von 14.Juli 1482), Bibliothek des Staatsarchives, Hamburg

Conference poster.

Conference: "Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege 2018" DESY, Hamburg

Multispectral Imaging and X-Ray Fluorescence in Ink Analysis and recovery of lost writing, Threse B 15 a (von 14.Juli 1482), Bibliothek des Staatsarchives, Hamburg

An authentic copy of a certificate of trade privileges issued by the Kaiser Friedrich the third on 14^th of July 1482 to the mayor and council of Hamburg, was analyzed. The certificate, which is stored at the state archive in Hamburg, regards regulations for shipping commercial goods on the Elbe river. This document confirms that no goods like rye, wheat, barley and other grains, as well as wine and beer, could be shipped past Hamburg’s harbor and that they had to be unloaded and traded in Hamburg instead. It also withdraws the previously granted trade privilege to Lord of Barby, also located on the Elbe river, south of Magdeburg, to ship goods past Hamburg’s harbor without paying a customs fee. Unfortunately, the legibility of the certificate of privileges is impeded locally due to severe mold damage, as the document was stored in a cold humid room.

We present complementary results of ink investigation and text recovery performed by MSI and XRF techniques.

Supplementary data can be found here:

Multispectral Imaging Data

X-Ray Fluorescence Data