Folio IV · Pigments & Price
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Ultramarine cost more than gold by the ounce
No pigment in Christendom traveled farther or cost more to grind upon vellum.
Cost per ounce in silver pennies (denarii)
Lapis Lazuli
Gold Leaf
Vermilion
Minium
Oak Gall Ink
Afghan origin
African & European
Spanish cinnabar
Red lead oxide
Local harvest
72d
48d
18d
6d
3d
0
12
24
36
48
60
72
denarii per ounce