A new database on pigments in illuminated manuscripts from the BnF

Author(s): Charlotte Denoël

Publication date: April 9, 2025

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Abstract

A new database has recently been put online, “Fabrique de l’art. Couleurs et matériaux de l’enluminure“. This database has been produced as part of the research program “La couleur: artefacts, matière et cognition”, conducted from 2021 to 2023 with funding from the four-year research plan at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), in partnership with the Institut national d’histoire de l’art (INHA).

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