Von Rouffach doesn't say anything about what you have to do in order to turn the raw stone into a proper pigment. In his lifetime, I assume, he could probably obtain pigments already prepared for use. The binding agent he mentions is made of gum arabic diluted in water. He recommends to mix the pigment with it first and then add another binding agent made of egg white. In order to make it flow well off the pen he suggests to add a little nugget of sugar or a bit of ground myrrh if necessary. Reference Valentin Boltz von Rouffach, Illuminierbuch, Sändig Reprint Verlag, Vaduz, 1993 Deutsche Version Vor einer Weile versprach ich Euch, mit meinen kurzen Informationen über die Farbe Blau, bzw. Ultramarin Blau im Speziellen fortzufahren. Heute würde ich Euch gerne die Aufzeichnungen eines Malers namens Valentin Boltz von Rouffach vorstellen. Er wurde mehr als einhundertzwanzig Jahre nach mir geboren und lebte in der Oberrheinregion. Hier könnt Ihr lesen, was er in seinem 'Illuminierbuch' über Ultramarin Blau schrieb: Ultra maryn plo Wirdt für das aller kostlichest geschetzt, doch in hochtütschen landen wenig und selten gesehen. Dass macht man an mit allen obverzeichneten temperaturen, welche man will. Von Rouffach sagt nichts darüber, was man tun muß, um den rohen Stein in ein brauchbares Pigment zu verwandeln. Ich nehme an, dass er in seiner Lebenszeit möglicherweise bereits gebrauchsfertige Pigmente beziehen konnte. Das Bindemittel, auf das er anspielt, ist aus in Wasser gelöstem Gummi Arabicum hergestellt. Er empfiehlt das Pigment zunächst damit anzureiben und es dann mit mit einem weiteren Bindemittel aus Eiweiß zu mischen. Damit die Farbe gut aus der Feder fließt, schlägt er vor ein Bröckchen Zucker oder gemahlene Myrrhe hinzuzufügen. Quelle Valentin Boltz von Rouffach, Illuminierbuch, Sändig Reprint Verlag, Vaduz, 1993 The Lord has rewarded me with art and through art I shall praise his name
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