Anthem Book XIII Century, cm. 35 x 50 on parchment paper.

Manuscript description

Calligraphy: Gothic shaped.
Initial letter: Decoration depicting a figure which is half man and half fish, holding an axe and a shield. This figure belongs to the "Monster" category. Gum Arabic tempera.

Special Pigments employed

Red lead, ultramarine blue light, vine black, caput mortum, indigo vegetable from India, cinnabar, lead yellow, dragon's blood.