TY - GEN A1 - Nöller, Renate T1 - The writing materials of the Silk Road book cultures in Turfan – Analysis of inks and pigments N2 - Manuscript fragments discovered in the oasis of Turfan and in other sites of present-day China in the beginning of the 20th century by A. Grünwedel and A. von Le Coq, represent one of the most fascinating cultural testimonies of people who both lived there and travelled along the trade routes between East and West. To determine the different materials used for writing and painting the Chinese, Sanskrit, Manichaean, Syrian, Sogdian, Tocharian and Uighur fragments of the Berlin collection, analysis of inks and pigments were conducted using non-destructive methods. The research was funded by the German Research Foundation DFG for a period of three years. The identification of specific techniques of preparation allows manuscript groups and sub-groups to be specified, aiding their cultural assignment. This is important for further cultural studies, for the development of conservation strategies and the identification of forgeries. T2 - European Cultural Heritage Research and Innovation “Zukunftsort EUROPA” CY - British Embassy in Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2014 KW - XRF-analyses KW - Ink analyses KW - Turfan manuscripts PY - 2014 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/44787 AN - OPUS4-44787 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany