Here, we report on the analytical findings and their cultural implications of a multidisciplinary study of the pre-Columbian Codex Fejérváry-Mayer. Today conserved at the World Museum in Liverpool, it is one of the finest Mesoamerican codices among the few extant. Thanks to the exploitation of non-invasive analytical methodologies accessible through the MOLAB European mobile facility, the study allowed us to disclose the chemical composition of the painting materials used in the codex, which have never been analysed before. The results are discussed and compared with the outcomes of previous studies on other Mesoamerican codices.
Si riportano i risultati analitici e le implicazioni storico-culturali di uno studio multidisciplinare del codice precolombiano Fejérváry-Mayer. Oggi conservato presso il World Museum di Liverpool, il codice Fejérváry-Mayer è uno dei più raffinati codici mesoamericani oggi conosciuti. Grazie all'applicazione di metodologie analitiche non invasive del laboratorio mobile MOLAB, lo studio ha rivelato la composizione chimica dei materiali pittorici impiegati nel codice. I risultati sono discussi e comparati con quelli emersi da studi condotti in precedenza su altri codici mesoamericani.
David BUTI, D. DOMENICI, C. GRAZIA, J. OSTAPKOWICZ, S. WATTS, A. ROMANI, et al. (2018). Further insight into Mesoamerican paint technology: unveiling the colour palette of the pre-Columbian Codex Fejérváry-Mayer by means of non-invasive analysis. ARCHAEOMETRY, 60(4), 797-814 [10.1111/arcm.12341].
Further insight into Mesoamerican paint technology: unveiling the colour palette of the pre-Columbian Codex Fejérváry-Mayer by means of non-invasive analysis
D. DOMENICI;
2018
Abstract
Here, we report on the analytical findings and their cultural implications of a multidisciplinary study of the pre-Columbian Codex Fejérváry-Mayer. Today conserved at the World Museum in Liverpool, it is one of the finest Mesoamerican codices among the few extant. Thanks to the exploitation of non-invasive analytical methodologies accessible through the MOLAB European mobile facility, the study allowed us to disclose the chemical composition of the painting materials used in the codex, which have never been analysed before. The results are discussed and compared with the outcomes of previous studies on other Mesoamerican codices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
