Scientists Unlock the Secret Formula of an Enigmatic Medieval Blue Ink Lost for Centuries
An attempt to crack the mystery of the long lost medieval blue ink has been attempted before by Arie Wallert, a curator and scientist at the Rijksmuseum. But when he hit a wall, he decided to pause his experiments.
“I decided to shelve it up, for after retirement,” Wallert said. “But now, through the combined brain power of this group of Portuguese researchers, this problem has been fully, and beautifully, resolved. I can spend my retirement on other things.”
Next, learn how medieval peasants worked less and vacationed more than modern Americans and read about the discovery that proves medieval Europeans feasted on this ghastly ‘vampire fish.’
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