20070
Author
Dandridge, Pete;Wypyski, Mark T.
Editor
Vandiver, Pamela B.; Druzik, James R.; Wheeler, George Segan; Freestone, Ian C.
Author Affiliation
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Objects Conservation Department; Metropolitan Museum of Art. Objects Conservation Department
Title Of Article Chaper
Preliminary technical study of medieval Limoges enamels
Title Of Journal Book
Materials issues in art and archaeology III: symposium held 27 April-1 May 1992, San Francisco
Volume
267
Pages
817-826
Collation
1 fig., 3 tables
Reference Bibliography
30 refs.
Publisher
Materials Research Society
Publisher City
Pittsburgh
ISBN
1-55899-162-X
ISSN
0272-9172
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Materials Research Society Symposium
Meeting City
San Francisco
Abstract
Enamels from northern Spain, central France, and Limoges, dating from the 10th century to the mid-13th century, were analyzed by energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry and x-ray diffractometry to determine their overall compositions, and the opacifiers and colorants used. The compositions suggest the reuse of Roman tesserae. Calcium and lead antimonates were found as the predominant opacifiers; however, tin oxide and lead-tin yellow were also found in some of the enamels, either singly or in combination with the antimonates. One of the enamels from Limoges varied from the others in that the enamels had overall compositions similar to Islamic or Venetian glasses, and contained only tin oxide as an opacifier.
Keywords
medieval;limoges;enamel -- CAL
pub_id
20070
Meeting Date
19920427-19920501