The alchemy of red mercury sulphide: The production of vermilion for medieval art

Mappae Clavicula: A Little Key to the World of Medieval Techniques

Cyril Stanley Smith, John G. Hawthorne · Transactions of the American Philosophical Society · 1974 · 214 citations

Humanities, History, Medieval Studies +4

Blackening of Pompeian Cinnabar Paintings:  X-ray Microspectroscopy Analysis

Marine Cotte, Jean Susini, Nicole Métrich et al. · Analytical Chemistry · 2006 · 182 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +17

VERMILION AND CINNABAR

Rutherford J. Gettens, Robert L. Feller, W. T. Chase · Studies in Conservation · 1972 · 140 citations

Bright Light: Microspectrofluorimetry for the Characterization of Lake Pigments and Dyes in Works of Art

Maria João Melo, Ana Claro · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2010 · 86 citations

Humanities, Chemistry, Medieval Studies +15

The Art of All Colours: Mediaeval Recipe Books for Painters and Illuminators

Lydia Vagts, Mark Clarke · Journal of the American Institute for Conservation · 2002 · 80 citations

Arts, Fine Arts, Media Arts +8