Notice catalographique « Non-invasive technical analysis of illuminated manuscript leaves from the W.D. Jordan rare book and special collection, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario »
- Titre
- Non-invasive technical analysis of illuminated manuscript leaves from the W.D. Jordan rare book and special collection, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Bartz, Marissa
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2021
- Collation
- x, 131 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, graphs ; 28 cm
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- In recent years there has been a surge of technical analyses applied to the understanding and evaluation of illuminated manuscripts. Due to the sheer volume and lack of exposure to the elements or human intervention, illuminated manuscripts make excellent sources of artists’ materials and techniques. This research was a collaboration with the other 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 University. The manuscript leaves were donated to the Special Collections in 2016 from one donor. However, the leaves come from a variety of manuscripts thus potentially have a wide range of artists’ materials and techniques. One of the main questions that this study answers is whether the pigments, binders, and techniques used are consistent with the time frame to which they are attributed. The dates of the leaves range from the 13th to the 16th century. This study focused on the analysis of two of the leaves that included a choir leaf and a possible Italian legal treatise. They were analyzed using only non-invasive techniques including x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), external reflectance infrared spectroscopy (ER-IR), and multi-spectral imaging with the VSC 8000. These analytical techniques complemented one another well with XRF providing elemental data, ER-IR giving more information on functional groups and organic materials, and finally multispectral imaging showcasing underdrawings as well as the overall distribution of pigments. In addition to the technical analysis of the leaves, standards were made of known pigments and binders (gum Arabic and egg white) that were commonly used in the time of the manuscripts’ creation. These standards were examined using the same analytical instruments as the leaves for reference material This project not only expanded the understanding of manuscript materials and techniques, but also gave the Jordan Special Collections valuable information about the objects in their collections that they can now share with future researchers. Some of the artists’ materials identified were azurite, vermillion, and iron gall ink, which are consistent with the late medieval period. Additionally, UV imaging was able to make legible the faded text on the legal treatise thus allowing for future translation.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2021
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Ink - Analysis
- Ink - Testing
- Pigments - Analysis
- Paper - Preservation
- Paper - Analysis
- Paper - Testing
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
- Encre - Analyse
- Encre - Essais
- Pigments - Analyse
- Papier - Préservation
- Papier - Analyse
- Papier - Essais
- Enluminure médiévale
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- ND 2920 B37 2021
- Clé
- 20011
- Collection
- Catalogue