| Evaluation of the use Citrullus colocynthis against common isolated Fungi from leather bookbinding from the Mamlukʼs period. | ||
| مجلة البحوث والدراسات الاثرية | ||
| Volume 17, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17, September 2025, Pages 93-116 PDF (2.1 M) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/archmu.2025.396379.1320 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rehab Thabet Abdel wahab* 1; Heba Kenawy Saied2 | ||
| 1Department of Restoration, Fuclty of Fine Arts, Minia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Central Laboratory for Organic Agriculture at the Agricultural Research Center in Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper aims to evaluate the use of Citrullus colocynthis against common fungi isolated from leather bookbinding from the Mamlukʼs period. Analytical techniques such as scanning electron microscopy with EDX (SEM.EDX), optical microscopy, pH measurement, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR and mechanical properties were used to evaluate the fungal effect on leather binding and to assess the effectiveness of colocynth fruit in treating leather bindings from fungal influence. Microbiological examination showed that Aspergillus niger and Penicillium are the most common microbes that infect antique leather bindings. Citrullus colocynthis has been used to treat leather bindings from fungal influence. The study proved that Citrullus colocynthis was effective in inhibiting fungi and treating historical leather bookbinding. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Aspergillus niger; Citrullus colocynthis; leather; Manuscript from the Mamlukʼs period; Penicillium | ||
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