Do, Choon Ho Pyun, Chong-Hong Yu, Byung-Yong Bae, Jung Hyun 2024-01-19T12:10:00Z 2024-01-19T12:10:00Z 2022-03-07 2013 0097-6156 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/115448 The compositions of the metal plate connectors and nails that make up the Korean Buddhist Tripitaka (Canon) Printing Woodblocks, carved between AD 1236 and 1251 were determined using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA) and scanning electron microscopy. Copper was the main component of the metal plate connectors, as determined by XRF analysis. The composition of the nails used to connect the end pieces and the main printing wooden plate was mainly iron according to EPMA results. The iron nails were made through hand-forging of sponge iron. English AMER CHEMICAL SOC Metal Plate Connectors and Iron Nails on the Tripitaka Koreana Printing Woodblocks Conference 1 12th Archaeological Chemistry Symposium at the Spring American-Chemical-Society National Meeting, v.1147, pp.277 - 291 12th Archaeological Chemistry Symposium at the Spring American-Chemical-Society National Meeting 1147 277 291 US New Orleans, LA 2013-04-07 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY VIII 000326249800016 2-s2.0-84905374725 Proceedings Paper