orcein purple
Castile
13th Century
Source: Vieira, M.; Melo, M.J.; Nabais, P.; Lopes, J.A.; Lopes, G.V.; Fernández, L.F. (2024). The Colors in Medieval Illuminations through the Magnificent Scriptorium of Alfonso X, the Learned. Heritage, 7(1), 272-300.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lichen species
Preparation Steps
Identified as pen-flourished motifs decorating initials in the third treatise of Lapidary (p. 291). These motifs do not appear in other treatises or manuscripts within the Alfonsine corpus, suggesting a potentially later completion chronology for this specific section (p. 291).
Original Recipe Text
Identified as pen-flourished motifs decorating initials in the third treatise of Lapidary (p. 291). These motifs do not appear in other treatises or manuscripts within the Alfonsine corpus, suggesting a potentially later completion chronology for this specific section (p. 291).
Evidence
"Orcein purple was possibly also found in the third part of Lapidary."
Remarks
Extracted from various lichen species; its presence distinguishes the third part of the Lapidary manuscript from the others (p. 275, 291).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
fiber-optics reflectance spectroscopy
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorPurple
RegionCastile
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
TitleThe Colors in Medieval Illuminations through the Magnificent Scriptorium of Alfonso X, the Learned
AuthorVieira, M.; Melo, M.J.; Nabais, P.; Lopes, J.A.; Lopes, G.V.; Fernández, L.F.
CollectionRoyal Library of the El Escorial Monastery
Language
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