Notice catalographique « Illuminated manuscript leaf : non-invasive technical analysis of a Medieval illumination from the W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada »
- Titre
- Illuminated manuscript leaf : non-invasive technical analysis of a Medieval illumination from the W.D. Jordan Rare Books & Special Collections, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Rosas, Gabriela
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2021
- Collation
- ix, 100 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- For the past few decades, several studies of technical and analytical examination have been carried out on illuminated manuscripts to understand the complexity of the processes and materials used in the manuscripts’ manufacture and decoration. Illuminated manuscripts are complex objects with multiple materials and layers that include the support, binder and colourants. This research project was a collaboration between the second-year paper conservation students at Queen’s University to examine eight manuscript leaves from the W.D Jordan Rare Book and Special Collections at Queen’s. This study combines in situ non-destructive analytical techniques on an illuminated manuscript miniature, The Visitation, from the 15th century. The miniature was analyzed using only portable non-invasive techniques including portable x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), external reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ER-FTIR), multispectral imaging with the VSC 8000 and microscopic observations with the Hirox RH 2000 microscope. This analysis was supplemented with historical research about medieval manuscripts and their creation. In addition, standards were prepared using materials and preparation techniques consistent with the Late Medieval period for comparison during analysis and to bolster the existing external reflectance-FTIR library. Visual examination with the VSC and the Hirox identified different pigments layers, as well as their mixtures. Pigments found to be consistent with the literature were: azurite, malachite, lead white and carbon black and iron gall ink. Reflectance FTIR analysis has proven to be promising and complementary to XRF analysis, but more research analysis including more spectra libraries with different binders could be developed to support future pigment authentication. Secondly, a new procedure for the external reflectance-FTIR attachment was established as well as begin a library of reflectance spectra of artists’ materials. All the data will be made available to the WD Jordan Rare Book and Special collections so they can pass it on to future researchers of the leaves.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2021
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Ink - Analysis
- Ink - Testing
- Paper - Preservation
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
- Encre - Analyse
- Encre - Essais
- Papier - Préservation
- Enluminure médiévale
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- ND 2920 R67 2021
- Clé
- 19918
- Collection
- Catalogue