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TITLE OF TEACHING RESOURCE
À Descoberta da Cor na Iluminura Medieval - step by step (Towards colour discovery in Medieval Illumination - step by step)
IMAGE
NAME OF AUTHOR(S)
Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
NAME OF PRODUCER
Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
WEBSITE OF THE PRODUCT
http://www.dcr.fct.unl.pt/step-by-step
TYPE OF PRODUCT
Downloadable material
LEVEL OF CHEMISTRY KNOWLEDGE
Basic, Medium
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
Problem solving, Experiential learning
SUBJECT AREA
Fundamental Chemistry, Materials Science
LANGUAGE/S OF TEACHING RESOURCES
Portuguese
TUTORIAL SUPPORT
Yes
DESCRIPTION
The step-by-step “Towards color discovery in Medieval Illumination” is organized in three main areas: Introduction, Notebooks and Annexes. The notebooks can be used independently to implement activities in classroom, during study visits or in a workshop. These activities are presented in a book of activities and exercises where, step by step, the creation of an illumination (Livro das Aves – “Book of Birds” and Apocalipse do Lorvão – “Revelation of Lorvão”) is exemplified. The book of exercises can serve as a starting point for projects planning and exploratory activities around Medieval Illumination, using again as examples the “Book of birds” and “Revelation of Lorvão”. The following books (“Color in Medieval Illumination, Pigments, Binders, Parchment, Writing instruments and Safety data sheets) provided the needed additional information to support the proposed activities.

Two videos are also available with more information on this project:
http://www.cvtv.pt/imagens/index.asp?id_video=295
http://www.cvtv.pt/imagens/index.asp?id_video=302
COMMENTS
This is a very interesting resource provided by the “Department of Conservation and Restoration” of Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and developed within the context of a Project POCTI/EAT/33782/2000 financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and coordinated by Prof. Dra. Maria João Melo.
This is a nice way to introduce students to the chemistry of color, historical use of pigments and its manufacture while dealing with Medieval Illumination. A perfect combination: chemistry, history and arts.
NAME OF THE REVIEWING ORGANISATION
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

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