Catarina Miguel

Scientific researcher in Chemistry & Cultural Heri, Universidade Évora, Portugal

ORCID 0000-0002-4722-8067

Catarina Miguel holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidade de Lisboa, and a PhD in Conservation Science from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She is the Vice-Director of the HERCULES Laboratory, Universidade Évora (Portugal). Her research focuses on Heritage Science, with an emphasis on Analytical Chemistry and spectroscopic analysis. She has specialized in the study of materials used in the production of illuminated manuscripts. In recent years, Catarina Miguel has been the scientific director of competitive research projects in this field.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

Drugs and Colours in History: Ritual, Art and Science

ed. Catarina Miguel

This book explores the intertwined roles of pigments and medicines from Antiquity to the present. Examining their artistic, medicinal and ritual uses, it traces how colours, drugs and sacred practices were linked across cultures, highlighting enduring traditions through interdisciplinary and international research. READ MORE

Hardback: £50.00