Analysis of the palette of a precious 16th century illuminated Turkish manuscript by Raman microscopy

An in situ analysis of the richly decorated Turkish 16th century manuscript called Hürev Ü Sirin was performed by Raman microscopy and the following twelve pigments identified on the illuminations: lapis lazuli, red lead, carbon black, vermilion, indigo, orpiment, realgar, pararealgar, lead white, a...

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Published in:Journal of Raman spectroscopy 2004-02, Vol.35 (2), p.119-124
Main Authors: Jurado-López, Alicia, Demko, Ornela, Clark, Robin J. H., Jacobs, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gold
Illumination
Indigo
Microscopy
Pigments
Raman microscopy
Red lead
Turkish manuscript
Uranium
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Summary:An in situ analysis of the richly decorated Turkish 16th century manuscript called Hürev Ü Sirin was performed by Raman microscopy and the following twelve pigments identified on the illuminations: lapis lazuli, red lead, carbon black, vermilion, indigo, orpiment, realgar, pararealgar, lead white, azurite, malachite and, indirectly, gold. Several mixtures of these pigments were also found to have been used, e.g. indigo and orpiment for green. The study reveals the wide palette used, notably the extensive use of valuable pigments such as lapis lazuli and gold. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0377-0486
1097-4555
DOI:10.1002/jrs.1115