Medieval Matters III: Pigments through the Ages

About This Event

This hands-on event provides an opportunity to learn about medieval collections, multispectral imaging, and pigments. After a brief introduction to medieval materials, attention turns to the formulation of research questions about material collections and how new technologies may facilitate greater understanding of items while, even, raising new questions about them. Special attention will be drawn to a particular item of interest, the St. Agatha Manuscript owned by Memorial Art Gallery. The visit will include a display of pigments used in the creation of medieval manuscripts, handling of materials, and a demonstration of the RIT-developed multispectral imaging system. The event offers the opportunity to give greater context and understanding of pigments through the ages, an area of research of RIT's Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab, co-directed by Juilee Decker, Roger Easton, and Dave Messinger as a joint effort of the museum studies and imaging science programs.

Featured Guests

• Nancy Norwood, Curator of European Art, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester

Co-sponsors

• RIT Museum Studies Program
• RIT Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab