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A new project led by Dr. Michael J Sullivan of the University of Oxford's English Faculty has recovered never-before-seen text by Alfred Tennyson using a combination of imaging techniques to remove crossings out, marks and ink blots.

Dr. Sullivan's team has been using multispectral imaging, along with X-ray fluorescence and fiber-optic reflectance spectroscopy, to explore previously hidden parts of manuscripts. Multispectral imaging involves capturing a variety of images in different spectral bands, or wavelengths, from infrared to ultraviolet.

By imaging a manuscript with over 40 different illuminations, the research team was able to draw out details beyond the normal visual range of the naked eye. Using advanced digital processing, they were then able to combine and process the imaging results, analyzing changes in the author's ink and enhancing writing that had been lost.

By applying these techniques to Tennyson's manuscripts, the research team was able to see past crossings out, blots, and environmental damage that had obscured the original text, allowing them to observe for the first time text which had previously been beyond the reach of scholarship. They were able to uncover text that had been edited out of Tennyson's work by the author himself, giving scholars a new insight into the creative decisions he made while composing his famous works.

The work is in the Review of English Studies.

The findings arise from the project Recovery of Literary Manuscripts, which was founded by Dr. Michael Sullivan (Oxford) as Principal Investigator with his co-investigator Prof. Andrew Beeby (Chemistry, Durham).

Dr. Sullivan said, "Our project is developing new digital techniques to restore lost literature that has remained beyond the reach of readers. Whether from environmental damage, redaction, or authorial revision, many factors affect how much of modern literature survives for us to read today. Reading this recovered text helps us to illuminate the creative process behind works of art, but also to restore valuable parts of the world's cultural heritage."

The text will be included in "The Complete Works of Alfred Tennyson" for Oxford University Press, and the team is already applying the techniques to other authors, which is expanding understandings of their artistry.

Although types of multispectral imaging have previously been used in the world of art, uncovering paintings underneath masterpieces, this project is among the first to apply, adapt, and develop advanced processing techniques for the study of modern anglophone literature. The techniques used could have transformative effects for how scholars can work with archives, illuminating obscured and damaged cultural texts.

Find out more about Dr. Sullivan's research project, Recovery of Literary Manuscripts, on the .