Table 2 Analytical techniques used in the study of the silver paints found in Ms cofre no31
From: Silver paints in medieval manuscripts: a first molecular survey into their degradation
Analysed area | μ-EDXRF | µ-Raman | µ-FTIR | SEM–EDS (carbon tape) | SEM–EDS (TF500 Fluxana®) | SEM–EDS (cross-section) | SEM–EDS (Ultralene®)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
f.25 | Window | x | x | – | – | – | – | – |
f.73 | Blue acanthus leaf | x | x | – | A1 | – | A1 | – |
x | x | – | A2 | – | – | – | ||
Green leaf | – | – | – | – | – | – | C1 | |
– | – | – | – | – | – | C2 | ||
– | – | – | – | – | – | C3 | ||
Red flower bud | x | x | x | – | B1 | – | – | |
x | x | x | – | B2 | – | – | ||
f.91 | Blue flower | x | x | – | – | – | – | – |