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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2019.35.1.02

ATR-FTIR Analysis of Adhesives Jointing Buddhist Scripture Scrolls in Medieval Korea(Goryeo Dynasty)

Oh, Joon Suk (Conservation Laboratory, National Folk Museum of Korea)

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Journal of Conservation Science / v.35, no.1, 2019 , pp. 11-18 More about this Journal

Abstract

The adhesives joining Buddhist scripture scrolls from medieval Korea(Goryeo Dynasty, A.D. 918~1392) are different from wheat starch adhesive. The composition of the adhesive was analyzed using Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared(ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. In the adhesive used to join Buddhist scripture scrolls, peaks attributed to amide I and amide II of the protein and carbohydrate were detected in the ATR-FTIR spectra, and no carbonyl peak( $1745cm^{-1}$ ) for oil was detected in the 2nd derivative ATR-FTIR spectra. The ATR-FTIR spectra almost coincided with those of defatted soybean powder adhesive. Hence, the adhesives joining Buddhist scripture scrolls were inferred to be soybean adhesive prepared from a defatted soybean cake.

Keywords

Medieval Korea; Adhesive joining Buddhist scripture scroll; ATR-FTIR; Soybean adhesive; Defatted soybean;

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