Unraveling a Historical Mystery: Identification of a Lichen Dye Source in a Fifteenth Century Medieval Tapestry

As part of a long-term campaign to document, study, and conserve the <i>Heroes</i> tapestries from The Cloisters collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, organic colorant analysis of <i>Julius Caesar</i> (accession number 47.101.3) was performed. Analysis with liquid chr...

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Published in:	Heritage
Main Authors:	Rachel M. Lackner, Solenn Ferron, Joël Boustie, Françoise Le Devehat, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Nobuko Shibayama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-05-01
Subjects:	lichen dye xanthones medieval art textiles LC-qToF-MS dye analysis
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/5/112

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