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Early Renaissance Production Recipes for Naples Yellow Pigment: A Mineralogical and Lead Isotope Study of Italian Majolica from Montelupo (Florence)

2014; Wiley; Volume: 57; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/arcm.12146

1475-4754

Laura Chiarantini, Filomena Gallo, Valentina Rimondi, Marco Benvenuti, Pilario Costagliola, Andréa Dini,

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ArchaeometryVolume 57, Issue 5 p. 879-896 Original Article Early Renaissance Production Recipes for Naples Yellow Pigment: A Mineralogical and Lead Isotope Study of Italian Majolica from Montelupo (Florence) L. Chiarantini, Corresponding Author L. Chiarantini Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalyCorresponding author: email laura.chiarantini@unifi.itSearch for more papers by this authorF. Gallo, F. Gallo Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Via G. Gradenigo, 6, 35131 Padova, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorV. Rimondi, V. Rimondi Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorM. Benvenuti, M. Benvenuti Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorP. Costagliola, P. Costagliola Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorA. Dini, A. Dini IGG–CNR, Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, ItalySearch for more papers by this author L. Chiarantini, Corresponding Author L. Chiarantini Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalyCorresponding author: email laura.chiarantini@unifi.itSearch for more papers by this authorF. Gallo, F. Gallo Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Via G. Gradenigo, 6, 35131 Padova, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorV. Rimondi, V. Rimondi Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorM. Benvenuti, M. Benvenuti Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorP. Costagliola, P. Costagliola Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorA. Dini, A. Dini IGG–CNR, Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 November 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12146Citations: 14Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract The Naples Yellow pigment was apparently used for the first time by the Egyptians, as a glass-colouring agent. Also known in the Mesopotamian and Roman cultures, the recipe was lost in Western Europe between the fourth and the 16th centuries ad. The recipe for the production of lead antimonate recently discovered in the 'Codice Calabranci' (second half of the 15th century) at Montelupo, a small town near Florence (Italy) known for its large-scale ceramic production, possibly represents the very first evidence of the reintroduction of Naples Yellow in Western Europe after a long period of absence. The major-element composition of the lead antimonate pigment in the Montelupo ceramics of the 15th and 16th centuries is in accordance with the 'Codice Calabranci' recipes. Lead isotope analyses indicate that the lead used to produce the yellow pigments and the underlying glaze of the Montelupo majolica did not come from the Tuscan mining districts, but was possibly imported via Venice from more distant lead sources in Turkey. Citing Literature Volume57, Issue5October 2015Pages 879-896 RelatedInformation