Yellow and orange pigments
Artists' Materials
Technical analyses revealed the presence of realgar, lead-tin yellow type I, an organic yellow and an ochre rich in clay minerals. The same clay-rich ochre was also used to paint orange and brown passages on some folios. The presence of a yellow lead oxide, such as massicot, is also possible, and is especially likely in the miniature on fol. 36r.
Creation of Eve (Hours of the Virgin, Prime)
The historiated initial D shows God creating Eve from Adam’s side. The historiated border depicts the Sibyl showing the vision of the Virgin and Child to Emperor Octavian. The integral landscape unites the scenes within the initial and border. This page was painted by one of the most talented associates of the Painter of Additional 15677.