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_books약 5년
    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • kikokitty
      kikokitty약 5년
      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 이하
        Maybe it takes longer, or it can be chemically dangerous, etc.
      • i_like_roblox
        i_like_roblox약 5년
        Cool
        • renegade5
          renegade5약 5년
          I think they should do more experiment with the baries
          • haein
            haein약 5년
            Amazing
            • haein
              haein약 5년
              Awesome!!! I am so proud of them!!!
              • pinksky
                pinksky약 5년
                Blue from medieval times wow
                • taylorpuppylove
                  taylorpuppylove약 5년
                  Wow
                  • swirlycool
                    swirlycool약 5년
                    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
                    zebrapower약 5년
                    Awesome mystery solved!👍

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