Hidden in Plain Sight is a collaboration between @QMUL, @QMUL_HSS,@theUL, @MAACambridge, @NLWales, and other leading libraries. We’re using cutting-edge technology at Cambridge University Library to reveal the hidden stories of ancient books.

RT @theUL: As part of the @HiPS_Project, Amélie Deblauwe, an imaging specialist at the Cambridge University Library's Cultural Heritage Ima….

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We’ve joined Bluesky! 🌟 You can now find us at @hips-project.bsky.social. See you there!.

@theUL @FitzMuseum_UK @UoLLibrary @TrinCollLibCam @ParkerLibCCCC @cul As part of the #HiPSProject, our team conducted an erasures mock-up to support a material taxonomy and assess insights from various technical analysis methods, collaborating with @the_UL Conservation Department, Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab, and @QMUL. #Conservation

David Mills [@QMUL] visited the Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab @theUL today for an OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) session. We’re investigating the unique black material used to conceal several hymns in a 15th-century Jewish liturgical codex, CUL Add.662. #HebrewManuscripts

@QMUL @MAACambridge @SOAS Samane Sabzekar, History PhD student @QMUL, researches Islamic illustrated manuscripts. Her master’s explored text-image dynamics in Persian manuscripts. Now @HiPS_Project, she focuses on occult sciences in Islamic lands, with a special interest in amulets and talismans.

🕵️‍♂️ @CUL MS Add.662, a 15th-century Ashkenazi Mahzor, has many Piyutim obscured by a waxy substance. However, one gloss shaped like a Magen David is partially visible after our MSI and XRF analyses. Can anyone help decipher the text beneath?

@QMUL Dr. Ayesha Fuentes, objects conservator and postdoc @MAACambridge, specializes in Asian material religion. With a PhD from @SOAS, she’s now exploring the use and transformation of fabric-printed texts in Himalayan Buddhist traditions as part of the HiPS project. #MaterialCulture

Dr. Noam Lefler is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of History @QMUL. In the HiPS project, he provides historical background for each manuscript under consideration, helping to shape the research questions that guide the scientific analysis. #History

@theUL Dr Flavia Fiorillo, Research Scientist @FitzMuseum_UK and @theUL, has been analysing illuminated manuscripts, paintings, and portrait miniatures since 2020, applying noninvasive methods to characterise pigments and painting techniques. #HeritageScience #ArtConservation

Maciej Pawlikowski, Head of the Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab @theUL, designs equipment, protocols & techniques for specialized imaging of #CulturalHeritage artefacts. His work goes beyond standard photography, proving that cameras reveal more than the human eye can see.

@NHM_London @QMUL Kristine Rose-Beers ACR is the Head of Conservation and Heritage for @theUL. She is particularly interested in the materiality of Islamic manuscripts and has worked collaboratively with scientists, imaging specialists, and historians to understand them better. #Conservation

co-Investigator. Dr Paola Ricciardi is a heritage scientist specialising in the non-invasive examination of pigments in books and manuscripts. She is a Research Themes and Partnerships Manager at @NHM_London and a part-time Heritage Science Advisor and Research Fellow at @QMUL.

co-Investigator. Dr Suzanne Paul (@suz_paul) is Keeper of Rare Books and Early MSS @theUL. She's interested in all the material and digital aspects of curating books & MSS. She's passionate about learning more about collection items and sharing their stories as widely as possible

PI - Eyal Poleg, Professor of Material History @QMUL. Fascinated by medieval & early modern Bibles, but now develop new technologies to study ancient books & objects. Often teaches in museums and libraries. My hobby seems to be grant writing.

Meet the team! Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce our brilliant members from @theUL, @QMUL, @NHM_London, @FitzMuseum_UK, and @MAACambridge, all united for @HiPS_Project. Pictured here with our esteemed Advisory Board at the annual meeting. Stay tuned!

RT @theUL: Unveiling the hidden secrets in ancient books using heritage science tech 🔬.The @HiPS_Project project has been enabled by the @U….

RT @theUL: @HiPS_Project @UKRI_News @ahrcpress @QMUL_HSS Investment into the @theUL's Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory, has allowed the….

RT @theUL: @HiPS_Project @UKRI_News @ahrcpress @QMUL_HSS One of the first techniques used by the @HiPS_Project was microscopy. Analysis of….

RT @theUL: @HiPS_Project @UKRI_News @ahrcpress @QMUL_HSS Another example of a technique being used in the @HiPS_Project is Fiber Optic Refl….