Table 1 Identified pigments in the illuminations of the investigated manuscripts
Color | Codex Millenarius Maior | Codex Millenarius Minor |
|---|---|---|
White | Lead or calcium based pigments | Lead white (2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2) |
Yellow | Orpiment/realgar as well as iron oxide | Orpiment (As2S3) as well as iron oxide |
Orange | Minium (= red lead, Pb3O4) | Minium (= red lead, Pb3O4) |
Red | Minium (= red lead, Pb3O4) | Vermilion (HgS) |
Dark red | Iron oxide/ochre | Iron oxide (FeO(OH)) |
Blue | Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) | Lapis lazuli (Na8…10[Al6Si6O24]S2…4) |
Dark blue | Indigo (C16H10N2O2) | |
Green | Copper based green pigment | Copper(II)-hydroxyl chloride (Cu2Cl(OH)3) |
Brown | Iron based brown pigment (brown ochre) | Iron based brown pigment (brown ochre) |