red, green and white threads
Crete
16th Century
Source: Nikolas Sarris, 'Binding or Rebinding at St Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai', in: [The Manuscript Library of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai]
Recipe Details
Ingredients
red thread, green thread, white thread
Preparation Steps
A compound endband is constructed using a double-core primary sewing. This is followed by a secondary weaving using threads of three distinct colors (red, green, and white) to produce a decorative chevron pattern (p. 356, Footnote 20).
Original Recipe Text
A compound endband is constructed using a double-core primary sewing. This is followed by a secondary weaving using threads of three distinct colors (red, green, and white) to produce a decorative chevron pattern (p. 356, Footnote 20).
Evidence
"A compound endband with double-core primary sewing and a secondary weaving very often with red, green and white threads forming a chevron pattern is frequently seen on Cretan bindings."
Remarks
These colorants are utilized in the textile components of the binding rather than as pigments applied to the page. This specific multicolored chevron pattern in endbands is identified as a diagnostic feature particular to Cretan workshops of the sixteenth century (p. 356).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual examination
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGreen
RegionCrete
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorNikolas Sarris, 'Binding or Rebinding at St Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai', in: [The Manuscript Library of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai]
CollectionCretan workshop bindings in Sinai collection
Language
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