red, gold
18th Century
Source: Schmidt, Jan. Utrecht University Library Catalogue, Chapter 15.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The work itself consists of the subsequent distichs of the poem in red or gold, alternated by prose commentary... quotations and lines in red and gold; borders in gold, within black lines on ff. 1b–5a"
Remarks
Manuscript Hs. 16 B 15 features the use of gold and red pigments to distinguish the verse (distichs) from the prose commentary. Gold is also applied as borders within black-lined frames (p. 288).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper Typeglazed cream to brown paper
ColorGold
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorSchmidt, Jan. Utrecht University Library Catalogue, Chapter 15.
CollectionUnknown
Language
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