# Brun 2016: Revealing metallic ink in Herculaneum papyri

> Emmanuel Brun, Marine Cotte, Jonathan Wright et al., 2016. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Evidence that ink composition varies across the…

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# Revealing metallic ink in Herculaneum papyri

Emmanuel Brun, Marine Cotte, Jonathan Wright et al., 2016. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(14), 3751-3754_.

X-ray fluorescence and related synchrotron analyses show lead in the ink of some Herculaneum fragments, which changes what X-ray methods can detect.

**Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.1519958113](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1519958113)** Checked against the original0

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Evidence that ink composition varies across the library.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Ink composition varies across the library; some inks contain lead, which changes X-ray contrast.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/evidence/EVD0D367XY44HKS/ink-composition-varies-across-the-library-some-inks-contain)

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[The Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri)

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## Cite it

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Brun, E., Cotte, M., Wright, J., Ruat, M., Tack, P., Vincze, L., Ferrero, C., Delattre, D., & Mocella, V. (2016). Revealing metallic ink in Herculaneum papyri. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(14), 3751-3754. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1519958113
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