A Thousand-Year-Old Mystery Of A Medieval Blue Ink Has Finally Been Solved

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Folium was a popular blue dye used in manuscript illustrations in the Middle Ages (Credit: Alacio Nacional De Mafra Collection)

Identifying the chemical makeup of pigments used in ancient documents, paintings, and watercolors is critical to restoring and conserving the precious artworks. However, despite numerous efforts, scientists had been unable to determine the source of folium, a popular blue dye used to color manuscripts in Europe during the middle ages — from the 5th to the 15th century. Now, a team of researchers from Portugal has finally uncovered the mysterious ingredient responsible for the gorgeous blueish-purple tint that helped bring ancient illustrations and texts to life.

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  • i_love_books
    i_love_books5년 이상
    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • kikokitty
      kikokitty5년 이상
      Humans can only come up with paints made from artificial stuff but a long time ago they made a amazing colored blue paint made from plants?! Why don't we do that kind of stuff anymore?
      • magicreader
        magicreader5년 이상
        Maybe it takes longer, or it can be chemically dangerous, etc.
      • i_like_roblox
        i_like_roblox5년 이상
        Cool
        • renegade5
          renegade55년 이상
          I think they should do more experiment with the baries
          • haein
            haein5년 이상
            Amazing
            • haein
              haein5년 이상
              Awesome!!! I am so proud of them!!!
              • pinksky
                pinksky5년 이상
                Blue from medieval times wow
                • taylorpuppylove
                  taylorpuppylove5년 이상
                  Wow
                  • swirlycool
                    swirlycool5년 이상
                    it's so interesting knowing that they made this back then and they might not have had as much scientific knowledge that we do today
                  • zebrapower
                    zebrapower5년 이상
                    Awesome mystery solved!👍

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