Histological/Biochemical composition of papyri

[EN] Papyrus, as a medium for writing, was made from the stems of the plant Cyperus papyrus (Basile, 1977; Wallert, 1989). Although it is unclear how papyri were produced, it is known that only the peeled stems were used in their manufacture (Basile, 1977; Franceschi et al., 2004). Non-destructive p...

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Autores: Álvarez Nogal, Rafael, Brasas Alonso, Magdalena, González Sierra, Silvia, Nodar Domínguez, Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/20092
Acceso en línea:https://ifa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/forschung/zeitschriften-reihen/zeitschrift-fuer-papyrologie-und-epigraphik-zpe
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20092
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biología
Papyrus
Histological composition
Biochemical composition
Cyperus papyrus
2417.16 Histología Vegetal
2407.03 Morfología Celular
5505.09 Papirología
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Sumario:[EN] Papyrus, as a medium for writing, was made from the stems of the plant Cyperus papyrus (Basile, 1977; Wallert, 1989). Although it is unclear how papyri were produced, it is known that only the peeled stems were used in their manufacture (Basile, 1977; Franceschi et al., 2004). Non-destructive physical analysis of the surface of papyri commonly returns different results from one area of a sheet to another. The present work examines C. papyrus stems and papyri by optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to determine their histological structure and gain insight into their gross biochemical composition