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JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
Volume 45, Issue 11-12, Pages 1266-1271Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jrs.4500
Keywords
portable Raman spectroscopy; illuminated manuscript; pigments; archaeometry
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- European Commission
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Direct identification of pigments in mediaeval illuminated manuscripts was one of the first applications of Raman spectroscopy in art and archaeology. In previous in situ analysis of handwritings, the equipment was typically provided with a single excitation source. In this work, a portable Raman spectrometer (EZRAMAN-I-DUAL Raman system) is introduced to characterise the pigments used in an important illuminated mediaeval manuscript, De Civitate Dei (Library in Bruges, Ms.106). Characteristics important for these in situ measurements were discussed. We introduce a set-up that allows stable positioning of the equipment and point out the advantage of the availability of two lasers, which are part of the instrument. Good performance of the introduced Raman spectrometer, to allow pigment identification in a short time, is proved. Finally, pigments such as lead white (2PbCO(3)Pb(OH)(2)), lead-tin yellow type I (Pb2SnO4), malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)(2)), mosaic gold (SnS2), vermillion (HgS), carbon black (C), red lead (Pb3O4) and azurite (Cu-3(CO3)(2)(OH)(2)) could be identified. These pigments were often used in mediaeval artworks and contribute to the enrichment of information of the materials used by the illuminator. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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