Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex
The illuminations in two Italian manuscripts are still a mystery today. Both manuscripts were based fully or partly on the Florentine Squarcialupi Codex (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Med. Pal. 87) dating from around 1410/15. With the help of a multi-analytical, non-destructive approach...
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| description | The illuminations in two Italian manuscripts are still a mystery today. Both manuscripts were based fully or partly on the Florentine Squarcialupi Codex (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Med. Pal. 87) dating from around 1410/15. With the help of a multi-analytical, non-destructive approach employing mobile instrumentation (XRF spectroscopy, visible reflectance spectroscopy and infrared reflectography), we examined the manuscripts Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 09700 and Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast, Inv. K 1925-67 for the first time with regard to their production processes. The identification of modern pigments allows them to be contextualized in illumination practices of the 19th century. Manuals of that time provide a wealth of information on specific illumination practices and the availability of writing and painting materials, which correlates with the actual artefacts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6841cb2e6ed549d2a2ab4a54de189a502022-12-21T17:17:24ZengDe GruyterOpen Information Science2451-17812021-07-0151638810.1515/opis-2021-0006Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi CodexBosch Sebastian0Janke Andreas1University of Hamburg,GermanyUniversity of Hamburg,GermanyThe illuminations in two Italian manuscripts are still a mystery today. Both manuscripts were based fully or partly on the Florentine Squarcialupi Codex (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Med. Pal. 87) dating from around 1410/15. With the help of a multi-analytical, non-destructive approach employing mobile instrumentation (XRF spectroscopy, visible reflectance spectroscopy and infrared reflectography), we examined the manuscripts Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 09700 and Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast, Inv. K 1925-67 for the first time with regard to their production processes. The identification of modern pigments allows them to be contextualized in illumination practices of the 19th century. Manuals of that time provide a wealth of information on specific illumination practices and the availability of writing and painting materials, which correlates with the actual artefacts.https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2021-0006artefact profilingink and pigment identificationxrf spectroscopyinfrared reflectographyvisible reflectance spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Bosch Sebastian Janke Andreas Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex Open Information Science artefact profiling ink and pigment identification xrf spectroscopy infrared reflectography visible reflectance spectroscopy |
| title | Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex |
| title_full | Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex |
| title_fullStr | Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex |
| title_full_unstemmed | Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex |
| title_short | Manuscript Illumination in 19th-century Italy. Material Analysis of Two Partial Copies from the Squarcialupi Codex |
| title_sort | manuscript illumination in 19th century italy material analysis of two partial copies from the squarcialupi codex |
| topic | artefact profiling ink and pigment identification xrf spectroscopy infrared reflectography visible reflectance spectroscopy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2021-0006 |
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