New light on old illuminations

Andrew Beeby; Richard Gameson; Catherine Nicholson

doi:10.1080/23257962.2017.1325729

New light on old illuminations

Andrew Beeby, Richard Gameson, Catherine Nicholson

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Abstract

This article describes a unique suite of mobile equipment designed for non-invasive, non-destructive identification of the inks and pigments in medieval manuscripts. It explains the circumstances which led to the development of the equipment, outlines some of the findings that have been made with it to date, and summarizes the broader questions that may be addressed and answered with future work.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	244-256
Journal	Archives and Records
Volume	39
Issue number	2
Early online date	22 May 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23257962.2017.1325729
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Illumination
pigments
medieval manuscripts
diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
multispectral imaging
Raman spectroscopy

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The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study
Gameson, R., Beeby, A., Fioreillo, F., Nicholson, C., Ricciardi, P. & Reynolds, S., 4 Aug 2023, London: Archetype Publications. 490 p.
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The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study

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