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Orchil growing in Canary Islands
Image by Norbert Nagel
Detail of CCCC, MS 197b, fol. 1r
The Northumbrian Gospels (8th century). The eagle symbol of John the evangelist. The purple in the eagle's head has been identified as orchil. Other pigments identified are verdigris (green), orpiment (yellow) and red lead.
The crafte to make orchell
Orchil growing in Canary Islands
Image by Norbert Nagel
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