Table 3 Summary of the results of the stratigraphy of microsample A1 based on SEM–EDS and molecular spectroscopies, for more details please see text
From: Silver paints in medieval manuscripts: a first molecular survey into their degradation
A1 | Layer 1 | Layer 2 | Layer 3 | Layer 4 |
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Ground | Blue colour (filler and azurite) | Pink colour | Silver | |
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EDS results* | Ca, S (gypsum) Pb (lead white) Ag (silver leaf) | Ca (Chalk) Cu (azurite) | Ca, K, S (pink pigment lake) Al, Si (lapis lazuli) Ag (silver leaf) Cu (azurite) Pb (lead white) | Ag, S (Ag2S) |
