Seite - 161 - in The Vienna Genesis - Material analysis and conservation of a Late Antique illuminated manuscript on purple parchment

Sophie Rabitsch, Antonia Malissa, Katharina Uhlir, Martina Griesser, Christa Hofmann 161 Fig. 2: Grinding silver leaves by hand together with gum arabic in a porcelain bowl, until the silver is finely dispersed. Fig. 3: Grinding silver chips together with vinegar in a mortar. Fig. 4: Flotation – washing of the sedimented silver in the bowl. Fig. 5: Drying of the powdered silver in the water bath. Open-Access-Publikation im Sinne der CC-Lizenz BY 4.0