Yellow pigments
Artists' Materials
Yellow pigments were not part of the shared palette, and were scarcely used throughout the manuscript. The Gaibana Master and his Associate did not use yellow at all. Hands B and C used realgar, while Hand D chose a yellow earth pigment. The remaining artists probably used an organic dye to paint small pale yellow details.
Historiated initial D with Presentation in the Temple (Psalm 26)
This initial was painted by one of the artists who were responsible for the minor decoration throughout the volume. The palette is similar to that of Hands E, F, and G, but the initial includes a facial type and the sophisticated handling of green characteristic of Hand A. Given Hand A’s prominence in the large images throughout the volume, it is possible that he trained and collaborated with an assistant in this initial.