Parchments and coloring materials in two IXth century manuscripts: On-site non-invasive multi-techniques investigation
| Autor: | M. Haddad, Taibi Lamhasni, Abdelmajid El Bakkali, Saadia Ait Lyazidi, Yacine Oubelkacem, Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Molecular helix
Polymer science Parchment Non invasive 02 engineering and technology Orpiment Realgar 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics 0104 chemical sciences Analytical Chemistry chemistry.chemical_compound Cinnabar chemistry visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Pararealgar 0210 nano-technology Instrumentation Spectroscopy Verdigris |
| Zdroj: | Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 247 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3557 |
| Popis: | One among the most famous ancient parchments in the Islamic world, dating back to the IXth century, along with another contemporary one have been investigated by means of a completely non-invasive multi-techniques analysis combining all of elemental XRF and structural/molecular Raman, ATR-FTIR and FOR spectroscopies besides pHs and colorimetric measurements. The materials initially used in the preparation of the writing supports were identified; in addition to calcite at different extents, the parchments seem to be condensed tannins-pretreated. Furthermore, the exploration of amide I and II vibrational bands and sub-bands illustrated collagen gelatinization and molecular helix disorders phenomena. Parchments and inks degradation products, gypsum and calcium oxalates, have been also identified. In both manuscripts the writing black inks have been characterized as iron gall type. The corrosive effect of these black inks appears deeply damaging the acidic parchment supports. In this case, the high frequency side of the infrared spectrum disappears completely, illustrating thus irreversible parchment degradations. Gum Arabic, when added sufficiently in the black ink recipe, seems preventing the corrosive damaging effect induced by Fe2+ ions spreading from the black ink into the parchment body. Besides, all coloring materials have been identified; gold in gilded scriptures and natural pigments for vocalizations and basic decorations: cinnabar for reds, lapis-lazuli for blue and orpiment/realgar/pararealgar arsenic sulfides for yellow/orange shades. The anthraquinone-based kermesic acid extracted from Kermes female insects had been used for dark pink decorations, while the copper-based pigment verdigris had been synthetized to achieve green motifs. These results enrich the knowledge of ancient writing supports and materials, and highlight technologies and practices developed by middle-ages craftsmen. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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