Non-invasive investigation of a pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold book: the Madrid Codex

Buti, David; Domenici, Davide; Miliani, Costanza; Sáiz, C. García; Espinoza, T. Gómez; Villalba, Félix Jiménez; Casanova, A. Verde; Mata, A. Sabía de la; Romani, A.; Presciutti, Federica; Doherty, Brenda; Brunetti, Brunetto Giovanni; Sgamellotti, Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.08.008

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“…Infrared investigations ( Fig. 5 (a), black line) confirm this hypothesis, detecting-in all the blue areas-palygorskite (a fibrous clay with the ideal formula Si 8 O 20 (Al 2 Mg 2 ) (OH) 2 (OH 2 ) 4 ·4H 2 O), the inorganic substrate of Maya blue, as already seen in the studies carried out on blue-coloured figures of other codices (Cospi and Tro-Cortesianus: Buti et al 2014;Domenici et al 2014). Palygorskite is identified by the inverted bands at 470, 510, 987 and 1025 cm À1 attributed to Si-O vibrations and the bands at 3547 and 3617 cm À1 ascribable to OH stretching (Frost et al 2001).…”

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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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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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“…Experimental fluorescence spectra (data not shown) show a weak band at about 750 nm, supporting the identification of the indigo–palygorskite adduct (Buti et al . ; Dejoie et al . ).…”

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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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“…Recently, the list was increased by: an illuminated Manueline foral charter (LeGac et), a 16th century printed Book ‘Osorio’ with colourful fore‐edge Miniatures (Lukačević, et al), the Manueline foral charter of Sintra (Manso et al), a rare Old Slavic manuscript (Kostadinovska et al), a royal 15th century illuminated parchment (Duran et al), a 15th century manuscript (Zoleo et al), the Manuscript of The Gospel of Jesus's Wife (Yardley and Hagadorn) and the pre‐Hispanic Maya ‘Madrid Codex’ (Buti et al).…”

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Raman spectroscopy of minerals and mineral pigments in archaeometry

Bersani

Lottici

2016

J Raman Spectroscopy

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Minerals, as raw structural materials or pigments, play a fundamental role in archaeometry, for the understanding of nature, structure and status of an artefact or object of interest for cultural heritage. A detailed knowledge of the mineral phases is crucial to solve archaeological problems: Raman spectroscopy is a powerful investigation technique and has been applied extensively in the last 30 years on mineral identification and on pigment degradation. Here we report an updated review, covering the last decade, of the applications of Raman techniques to issues in which raw minerals, including mineral pigments, are involved. Particular attention is devoted to cases where the Raman analysis of minerals is deeper than a simple identification of the phases present in an archaeological or artistic object. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…1 Since manuscripts require particular care due to their intrinsic fragility and susceptibility to damage due to changes in environmental conditions, the MOLAB ® non-invasive multi-technique approach (Miliani et al, 2010) offers a reliable and sensitive way to study the materials the manuscripts are made of, in situ. Furthermore, MOLAB ® has extensive experience with studies of manuscripts of different provenance and periods, acquired during its investigations in many European museums and libraries (Miliani et al, 2012;Doherty et al, 2013;Buti et al, 2014;Sgamellotti et al, 2014). Three miniatures (fols.…”

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MOLAB^®meets Persia: Non-invasive study of a sixteenth-century illuminated manuscript

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Ricciardi

Buti

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Studies in Conservation

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Using the MOLAB ® non-invasive analytical mobile laboratory, we studied a finely illuminated sixteenthcentury Persian manuscript at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK, in collaboration with its Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books. Three miniatures belonging to the manuscript, but ascribable to different periods, were analyzed in order to identify similarities and differences in the painting materials and techniques used by Safavid artists over a period of 150 years. The use of multiple analytical techniques indicated a common palette characterizing the three decorative schemes, along with some differences mainly regarding the pigment mixture used to obtain brown hues in the first scheme, as well as the presence of different mixtures in green and dark purple areas in the third scheme.

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Non-invasive investigation of a pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold book: the Madrid Codex

Cited by 32 publications

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Further Insight into Mesoamerican Paint Technology: Unveiling the Colour Palette of the Pre‐Columbian Codex Fejérváry‐Mayer by Means of Non‐invasive Analysis

Further Insight into Mesoamerican Paint Technology: Unveiling the Colour Palette of the Pre‐Columbian Codex Fejérváry‐Mayer by Means of Non‐invasive Analysis

Raman spectroscopy of minerals and mineral pigments in archaeometry

MOLAB^®meets Persia: Non-invasive study of a sixteenth-century illuminated manuscript

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Non-invasive investigation of a pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold book: the Madrid Codex

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Further Insight into Mesoamerican Paint Technology: Unveiling the Colour Palette of the Pre‐Columbian Codex Fejérváry‐Mayer by Means of Non‐invasive Analysis

Further Insight into Mesoamerican Paint Technology: Unveiling the Colour Palette of the Pre‐Columbian Codex Fejérváry‐Mayer by Means of Non‐invasive Analysis

Raman spectroscopy of minerals and mineral pigments in archaeometry

MOLAB®meets Persia: Non-invasive study of a sixteenth-century illuminated manuscript

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