Further Insight into Mesoamerican Paint Technology: Unveiling the Colour Palette of the Pre‐Columbian Codex Fejérváry‐Mayer by Means of Non‐invasive Analysis |
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| Authors: | D Buti D Domenici C Grazia S Watts A Romani F Presciutti B G Brunetti A Sgamellotti C Miliani |
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| Institution: | 1. CNR–ISTM (Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari) c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy;2. CATS–SMK (Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation, Statens Museum for Kunst), Copenhagen, Denmark;3. Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna, Piazza S. Giovanni In Monte 2, Bologna, Italy;4. Centro di Eccellenza SMAArt (Scientific Methodologies applied to Archaeology and Art), Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy;5. National Museums Liverpool, World Museum, Liverpool, UK |
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| Abstract: | Here, we report on the analytical findings and their cultural implications of a multidisciplinary study of the pre‐Columbian Codex Fejérváry‐Mayer. Today conserved at the World Museum in Liverpool, it is one of the finest Mesoamerican codices among the few extant. Thanks to the exploitation of non‐invasive analytical methodologies accessible through the MOLAB European mobile facility, the study allowed us to disclose the chemical composition of the painting materials used in the codex, which have never been analysed before. The results are discussed and compared with the outcomes of previous studies on other Mesoamerican codices. |
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| Keywords: | Mesoamerican codices portable techniques material characterization paint mixtures hybrid pigments Maya blue cochineal orpiment |
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