[Artemisia] Scroll Discussion

[Jackman-Brink, Julia]

HE Morgan d'Antioche has done quite a bit with period pigments, I
believe HE Therasia has as well. There have been quite a few scrolls on
actual vellum too. Not sure if there are photos of the works, but the
pieces are certainly still around. There are examples from other
Kingdoms out there too. 

In modern times, while we would like to use period source material, as
Tangl said, it's all about toxicity. Real pigments are dangerous, and
while the medieval scribe probably didn't know the dangers of what they
were using, we have the knowledge that exposure to things like white
lead can kill you. I too have a box of ground period pigments, all in
their nice glass tubes, but have not used them because I don't have the
arable workspace and such. If anyone wants to see them, I can haul them
out sometime. Maybe a future Collegia. 

I also want to add that I think the use of "gemstone" in this context is
a little misleading. Mineralogy and source materials for pigment is a
huge subject and pigments can come from a lot of various sources and
various mineral families, but "jewelry-grade" minerals were probably not
being ground up for paint. It's probably the same source rock, but the
quality is very different. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Juliana


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Catriona Moriarity
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Scroll Discussion

I actually have a box of period pigments that I have never used
specifically 
because the lead white is actually lead. It comes with a mask and
suggests 
using it in a well-ventilated room, like a meadow, preferably during a 
hurricane to make sure you have solid air flow.

Tangl

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From: "Sondra Gibson" <sgibson at edulog.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Scroll Discussion

>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Scroll Discussion
>
> Aurora de Portugal wrote:
>
>> All this talk about period materials has me wondering...
>> (snip)
>> Has any scroll using actual vellum, white lead, and crushed
>> gemstones been created and presented in Artemisia?
>
> Um, I believe that would be a "yes".  (though I'm not positive about
the
> white lead...)
>
>> Are pictures of this masterpiece posted anywhere online?
>
> That I don't know.
>
> Gefjon
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