paper substrate
Egypt
14th Century
Source: Porter, Cheryl. "The Science of Color: Color Analysis and the Roles of Economics, Geography, and Tradition in the Artist’s Choice of Colors for Manuscript Painting." In: And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture (Eds. Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom), Yale University Press, 2011.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The gold leaf is elegantly applied immediately over a binder onto the paper substrate itself."
Remarks
The manuscript Rasid 9 measures 76 cm in height by 55 cm wide (p. 8). Samples for pigment analysis were taken from areas where they were 'crumbling or flaking away from the paper support' (p. 8).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typepaper substrate
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorPorter, Cheryl. "The Science of Color: Color Analysis and the Roles of Economics, Geography, and Tradition in the Artist’s Choice of Colors for Manuscript Painting." In: And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture
CollectionCairo
Language
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