Topic: Early Medieval
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Investigating and Recording the Chi-Rho in Cornwall
Six early Christian inscribed stones. All previously recorded using a single term — chi-rho — that, it turned out, did not apply equally to all of them. Close digital recording made it possible to examine each stone with a rigour that oblique lighting and the naked eye simply cannot achieve.
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Imaging the Tintagel early medieval inscribed slate
RTI imaging of the Tintagel inscribed slate helped clarify faint letterforms and supported the interpretation of a rare piece of early medieval writing practice.
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The Gulval Evangelists
A worn granite cross-base at Gulval Church had long resisted clear interpretation. High-resolution 3D capture and surface analysis made its carvings legible enough to identify the Four Evangelists, opening up a wider research story about early medieval Cornwall, Breton Gospel imagery and the interpretative value of digital recording.