Source: Neatorama
Historians used to believe that only men wrote manuscripts in the medieval times, but evidence has proved them wrong. Scientists have identified traces of a rare gemstone called lapis lazuli in an ancient female tooth. This is direct evidence that shows that the lady was a paintbrush-licking painter.
The ultramarine gemstone was reserved for only the most exceptional of scribes to use.Who would have thought that medieval women participated in the production of religious manuscripts too?
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