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Table 3 Extraction method, extraction pH, and final pH for brazilwood lake pigments, as well as L*, a*, b* color values for brazilwood lake paints of different colors applied on parchment

From: The only surviving Medieval codex of Galician-Portuguese secular poetry: tracing history through luxury pink colors

Color

Extraction method

Extraction pH

Final pH

Colorimetry

Source

L*

a*

b*

Translucent rose

Egg white

9.3

4.1

57.4

53.7

38.5

57.4

27.1

31.5

Ms. Sloane 1754 V1

Egg white

9.0

4.3

70.5

68.9

25.4

27.5

28.7

30.2

Ms. Sloane 1754 V2

Egg white

9.0

5.3

76.5

34.9

17.3

47.3

6.1

13.6

Ms. Illuminandi V2

Egg white

9.0

5.8

73.6

36.9

23.7

53.4

3.6

10.3

Ms. Lebègue V20

Egg white, gum Arabic, water

8.4

4.9

75.3

41.7

20.3

49.9

5.7

3.9

Ms. Montpellier V1.8.3

Rose

Lye

9.6

6.8

62.6

26.2

25.1

19.2

1.8

3.3

Ms. Illuminandi V1

Vinegar

2.6

4.8

44.3

20.1

35.8

18.2

0.9

3.8

Ms. Alphabetum V1

Egg white

7.2

7.2

73.9

48.1

23.6

50.2

0.2

-7.4

Ms. Strasbourg V1

Red

Urine

4.2

4

69.2

32.7

22.2

36.3

9.2

13.7

Ms.Trésorier V1

Urine

5.4

5.4

58.1

28.9

32.1

33.6

8.2

13.0

Ms.Trésorier V3

White wine

3.0

2.7

69.5

40.5

18.4

35.7

7.7

5.9

Ms. Lebègue V304

Urine

7.4

6.7

62.9

41.4

23.9

37.8

8.7

9.2

Ms. Montpellier V1.8.2

Lye

10.6

5.7

31.0

17.9

25.8

13.6

4.7

4.6

Ms. Strasbourg V2

  1. Dyes that were not extracted with egg white were applied with the aid of gum Arabic. All paints were applied as a single and double paint layer (Italics), and both sets were analyzed by colorimetry