![]() ![]() Restorers at the Central Institute for Restoration and Conservation of Archival and Library Heritage (Icrcpal) in Rome led by Maria Luisa Riccardi had to deal with a previous restoration carried out in 1917–19 which irreversibly modified the aspect of the illuminated sheets. It is believed the two lacking gospels were destroyed during a fire that occurred in the cathedral in the 17th century. "Most likely, what we have today represents half of the original book," the museum of the diocese of Rossano, where the manuscript returned after the three-year long restoration, said in a statement. and consists of 188 parchment sheets filled with finely executed miniatures and Greek text written in gold and silver ink. ![]() It was likely made in Syria between the 5th and 6th centuries A.D. The incomplete manuscript tells the life of Jesus according to the gospels of Matthew and Mark. Included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2015, the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis was found in 1879 in the sacristy of the Cathedral of Rossano, a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy. ![]() On the contrary, analysis have shown the mysterious purple resulted from the use of orcein, a natural dye extracted from the lichen Roccella Tinctoria and processed with fermented urine, which at that time was the only source of ammonia. RELATED: Cat Paw Prints Found on 15th-Century Manuscript It was generally assumed that Tyrian purple, extracted from Murex (sea snails) was used to dye the parchment sheets. Behind one of the oldest surviving illuminated manuscripts of the New Testament lies a mixture of urine and weeds, according to analysis carried out during a lengthy restoration project of the sacred text.įor centuries scholars wondered how the precious purple parchments of the 1,500-year-old Byzantine book known as the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis were obtained. ![]()
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