The blue pigment (rosettes) on the coverwas made from a medieval
recipe and the page from the medieval technical manuscript containing
this recipe appears beneath the pigment. This pigment is discussed
in the article "Doing Chemistry at the Art/
Archaeology Interface" by Mary Virginia Orna, who recieved the
1996 James Flack Norris Award for Excellence in Teaching of Chemistry.
The photograph of the pigment was taken by Mary
Virginia Orna.
The cover was designed by Betsy True.
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