46053
Accession Number
8054
Author
Orna, Mary Virginia; Mathews, Thomas F.
Title Of Article Chaper
Pigment analysis of the Glajor Gospel book of UCLA
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
57-72
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French; German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The unpublished Gospel book from the Armenian school of Glajor and now held by UCLA contains numerous miniatures depicting scenes from the life of Christ. On the basis of stylistic analysis, five distinct painters of these miniatures, working in two different ateliers, have been identified. Seventy-six samples, selected to yield the spectrum of hues from each artist, were abstracted from the manuscript and analyzed by standard methods. The resulting palette was compared with pigments known to be in use at the same time in Byzantium and western Europe.
Keywords
Miniature, examination; Miniature, technique; Pigment, analysis; Pigment, history; Pigment, blue azurite; Pigment, blue ultramarine; Pigment, red lake; Pigment, red vermilion; Pigment, yellow orpiment; Pigment, yellow litharge massicot; Pigment, white ash bone; Pigment, red lead; Pigment, black carbon; Pigment, white gypsum; Pigment, black iron oxide; Pigment, red realgar; Pigment, white lead; Pigment, white chalk; Pigment, yellow gamboge; Pigment, mosaic gold ICCROM -- ICCROM
pub_id
46053