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Sophie Rabitsch, Inge Boesken Kanold, Christa Hofmann 97
The experiments with orchil showed that it is possible to dye parchment by immersion
in a dye bath as well as by application with a suitable tool like a swab or brush. With a tool,
the colour has to be dabbed on in several layers on both sides, which is a time-consuming
process. The advantage is that a smaller quantity of dyestuff is needed. A tool like a brush or
Fig. 24: All three dyes
compared:
a) orchil, b)
folium, c)
shellfish pur-
ple; hair side
of the parch-
ment by
Jiří Vnouček.
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The Vienna Genesis
Material analysis and conservation of a Late Antique illuminated manuscript on purple parchment
- Title
- The Vienna Genesis
- Subtitle
- Material analysis and conservation of a Late Antique illuminated manuscript on purple parchment
- Editor
- Christa Hofmann
- Publisher
- Böhlau Verlag
- Location
- Wien
- Date
- 2020
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-205-21058-0
- Size
- 17.3 x 24.5 cm
- Pages
- 348