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Fig. 8

From: Shades of blue: non-invasive spectroscopic investigations of Maya blue pigments. From laboratory mock-ups to Mesoamerican codices

Fig. 8

a, b Examples of a bluish paint from page 16r and a greenish paint from page 40v of Codex Laud. c UV–Vis Reflectance spectra recorded on bluish and greenish areas of Codex Laud. The dashed lines indicate the reflection properties in the 400–550 nm range which have been considered for the classification of the bluish vs. greenish hue. d Projection in the a*b* space of the colorimetric measurements recorded on the same areas

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