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This paper reports on the preliminary results of the technical examination of two Tibetan objects in the collection of the Cambridge University Library: an illuminated manuscript, dating to the seventeenth or eighteenth century (Add. 1666), and a sixteenth-century print of the Maṇi bka’ ’bum (Tibetan 149).1 The opportunity to undertake such investigation came about in early 2012, when the Fitzwilliam Museum launched an ambitious research project called MINIARE2 (www.miniare.org), which deals with the study of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts with a holistic, cross-disciplinary approach. While MINIARE’s focus is on Western European manuscripts, the potential to expand its remit to the study of Asian material in the collections of the University Library was very tempting. In collaboration with Dr Hildegard Diemberger and the team working on the research project Transforming Technologies and Buddhist Book Culture,3 these two objects were selected to serve as initial case studies. Knowledge of the painting materials and techniques used to decorate manuscripts and prints can provide a wealth of information on the skills and possibly the identity of the painter(s), the importance and the overall history of the object under study. It can also explain observed degradation phenomena, inform decisions regarding storage and conservation treatment, and

21 The Five Colours of Art: Non-invasive Analysis of Pigments in Tibetan Prints and Manuscripts