[Northkeep] Pigments in the Book of Kells

Jennifer Carlson talana1 at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 22 18:57:05 PDT 2009


I left something out:

 

Purple - from [orcein], (murex), (purple lake)

 

Orcein is a purple pigment derived from lichens found in the British Isles.

 

You'd think I wouldn't omit a detail about purple.

 

 

Talana


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