A Codex Imaging Project at the Bodleian Library: The Recovery of Lost Mixtec Writing
With Contributions from Gene Ware, John Pohl, and Stephen Houston
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Research Year:  2004
Culture:  Mixtec
Chronology:  Post Classic
Location:  Oaxaca
Site:  Nochixtlan Valley

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Manuscript
Previous Imaging Work on the Codex Selden
Multispectral Imaging of the Selden
Flash Thermography
Flash Thermography Equipment
Source Cited

Introduction

The aim of the project is to test the feasibility of using multispectral and flash thermography imaging techniques to reveal details of the composition of the Codex Selden not perceptible through ordinary visual inspection.

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Submitted 08/31/2006 by:
John Monaghan
University of Illinois at Chicago
monaghn@uic.edu

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