28-09-2019, 01:16 AM
I don't have time to look into this, but does anyone know which pigments were used in 16th century Mesoamerica?
There is some research on Maya blue, which has different components from the azurite blue (plus traces of cuprite) that were found in the Voynich Manuscript.
There is a brief article on the components of Maya blue in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. It's made from an "extract from the leaves of the indigo plant and a clay mineral called palygorskite". But there may have been other blue pigments used in the 15th and 16th centuries in this area in addition to Maya blue.
I can't be sure without more research (which unfortunately I don't have time for), but are Tucker and Janick ignoring the radiocarbon dating of the VMS and the components of the pigments?
There is some research on Maya blue, which has different components from the azurite blue (plus traces of cuprite) that were found in the Voynich Manuscript.
There is a brief article on the components of Maya blue in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. It's made from an "extract from the leaves of the indigo plant and a clay mineral called palygorskite". But there may have been other blue pigments used in the 15th and 16th centuries in this area in addition to Maya blue.
I can't be sure without more research (which unfortunately I don't have time for), but are Tucker and Janick ignoring the radiocarbon dating of the VMS and the components of the pigments?