cinnabar
Spain
10th Century
Source: Siddall, R. (2018). Mineral Pigments in Archaeology: Their History and Conservation. Minerals, 8(5), 201.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
cinnabar
Evidence
"In the European early Medieval period, cinnabar has been identified in a late 10th century CE Visigothic manuscript from northern Spain..."
Remarks
Cinnabar was identified in a manuscript dating to the late 10th century (p. 24). It was also documented as being used in Visigothic Spain for manuscript illumination alongside orpiment (p. 21).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionSpain
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorSiddall, R.
CollectionVisigothic manuscript from northern Spain
Language
N/A
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