lazurite
Ireland
10th Century
Source: Brown, K. L., & Clark, R. J. H. (2004). The Lindisfarne Gospels and two other 8th century Anglo-Saxon/Insular manuscripts: pigment identification by Raman microscopy. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 35(1), 4-12.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Lapis lazuli, Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn
Evidence
"the blue mineral pigment, lazurite, is recognised for the first time on Add. MS 40618 as forming part of the Anglo-Saxon palette... around 920 AD, which probably took place in Winchester."
Remarks
The earliest use of lazurite on an English manuscript identified here is not from the original 8th-century production of Add. MS 40618, but from 10th-century additions (ca. 920 AD) likely made in Winchester (p. 11). The source of the lapis lazuli at this time was the Badakshan mines in north-east Afghanistan (p. 6).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionNa8[Al6Si6O24]Sn
Analytical Techniques
Raman microscopy
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionIreland
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorBrown, K. L., & Clark, R. J. H.
CollectionAdd. MS 40618 (Winchester modernisation)
Language
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