Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project

What is an ILLUMINATED manuscript?

• A manuscript decorated with colors and gold or silver

• A manuscript decorated with lights

• A manuscript with clear explanations

What do the researchers do by means of fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy?

• Identify the type of brush that the artists used

• Identify the brand of paint that the artists normally bought

• Identify pigments (both organic and inorganic) and paint binders

Identification of the materials used can help...

• All the options are correct

• Correct erroneous attributions or make new ones

• Explore the geographic spread of pigments

• Date the different illuminations

Which of these medieval painting media survives in best condition?

• Illuminated manuscripts

• Frescoes

• Panel paintings

• Acrylics

Is fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy an invasive technique that involves taking a sample of the object under analysis?

• Never

• Always

• Sometimes, only when required

Yolk is the typical binder for...

• Watercolor

• Oil paint

• Egg tempera

• Acrylic paint

Lapis lazuli is the same as...

• Azurite

• Ultramarine blue

• Baby blue

• Navy blue

"Art history has become an omnivorous discipline". What does that mean?

• Art History benefits from the contributions of many different disciplines.

• Art History is gaining ground against other disciplines.

• In Art History there is no intellectual rigor nowadays, so "anything goes".