vermillion

Spain
11th Century
Source: Restaurator, 2008, 76–106
Recipe Details

Ingredients

mercury sulphide, cinnabar

Preparation Steps

Vermilion was used alone or mixed with minium (lead oxide). It was sometimes used with the addition of a lacquer (p. 79).

Original Recipe Text

Vermilion was used alone or mixed with minium (lead oxide). It was sometimes used with the addition of a lacquer (p. 79).

Evidence

"In the red inks, mercury sulphide was identifi ed by EDX-SEM and Raman microspectroscopy (in six of the nine samples analysed)"

Remarks

The Arabs knew how to make vermillion from early times (p. 90). In book 10, the red ink was composed of iron oxides (hematites) rather than vermillion (p. 90).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Analytical Techniques
Raman
SEM/EDX
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionSpain
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
TitleA Study about Colourants in the Arabic Manuscript Collection of the Sacromonte Abbey, Granada, Spain. A New Methodology for Chemical Analysis
AuthorRestaurator, 2008, 76–106
CollectionSacromonte Abbey collection
Language
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