Data of temperature and relative humidity in a historic library in Portugal

Eva Schito; Luisa Dias Pereira; Daniele Testi; Manuel Gameiro da Silva

Data in Brief (Jun 2019)

Data of temperature and relative humidity in a historic library in Portugal

Eva Schito,
Luisa Dias Pereira,
Daniele Testi,
Manuel Gameiro da Silva

Affiliations

Eva Schito: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering (DESTEC), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Corresponding author.
Luisa Dias Pereira: ADAI, LAETA - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Daniele Testi: Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering (DESTEC), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Manuel Gameiro da Silva: ADAI, LAETA - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24

Abstract

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The correct preservation of old and rare books in libraries needs suitable values of temperature and relative humidity. This paper shows the hygrothermal data acquired in a historic library, the Baroque Library, of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, where several old and rare books are stored. The data were acquired during a 6-month monitoring campaign. In particular, in this paper the spatial and temporal variations of these two parameters are analysed. The data presented in the article are related to the research article entitled “A procedure for identifying chemical and biological risks for books in historic libraries based on microclimate analysis” [1].

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ISSN: 2352-3409 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; Science: Science (General)
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