Chiara Gardenghi
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Research Subjects
Chiara Gardenghi has a total of 10 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alessandro Rubechini
Laboratory of Conservation, Restoration and Bookbinding, Vatican Apostolic Archive, Cortile del Belvedere, 00120 Vatican City, Vatican City State
1 shared publication - Annamaria Alabiso
Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc, 00133 Rome, Italy
1 shared publication - Beatrice Ercolani
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Via Della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
1 shared publication - Claudia Mazzuca
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
1 shared publication - Luciana Migliore
Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
1 shared publication - Marco Maria D'ANdrea
Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 21 January 2026
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 16 (2) , 1091
The Biodeterioration Process in Compositionum: Four Ancient Multi-Material Volumes Studied by Multidisciplinary Approach
Ancient books and documents constitute an important cultural heritage, which are composed by different supports, such as cardboard, parchment and paper. Due to their composition (animal- and plant-based matrices), they allow bacteria and fungi to thrive, causing the phenomenon of biodeterioration, an ecological succession in parchment. Four ancient books called “Compositionum” from the Apostolic Vatican Archive, made of the same materials, exposed to weather-beating conditions and showing different degrees of deterioration, were analysed by a multidisciplinary approach: DNA metabarcoding using NGS, Light Transmission Analysis and Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. The results highlighted how the biodeteriogen community composition changed from the least to the most damaged, without evidence of significant microbial transfer across the three matrices. The results allow confirmation of the ecological succession as biodeterioration process, including cardboard and paper, in addition to in parchment. These results give important insight for the conservation and restoration practices of all matrices.
- 21 January 2026
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 16 (2) , 1091
Open AccessThe Biodeterioration Process in Compositionum: Four Ancient Multi-Material Volumes Studied by Multidisciplinary Approach
Ancient books and documents constitute an important cultural heritage, which are composed by different supports, such as cardboard, parchment and paper. Due to their composition (animal- and plant-based matrices), they allow bacteria and fungi to thrive, causing the phenomenon of biodeterioration, an ecological succession in parchment. Four ancient books called “Compositionum” from the Apostolic Vatican Archive, made of the same materials, exposed to weather-beating conditions and showing different degrees of deterioration, were analysed by a multidisciplinary approach: DNA metabarcoding using NGS, Light Transmission Analysis and Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. The results highlighted how the biodeteriogen community composition changed from the least to the most damaged, without evidence of significant microbial transfer across the three matrices. The results allow confirmation of the ecological succession as biodeterioration process, including cardboard and paper, in addition to in parchment. These results give important insight for the conservation and restoration practices of all matrices.