dark brown ink
Egypt
14th Century
Source: Alice Croq (2021) From Amida to Famagusta via Cairo: The Syrian Scribe Yūsuf ibn Sbāṭ in His Eastern Mediterranean Context c. 1350–1360, Al-Masāq, 33:3, 235-256
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The text notes the use of a dark brown ink specifically for the 'main body of text' in the manuscript SMMJ 250 (p. 247). This ink was used to write in the Garshuni script, which consists of Arabic language written in Syriac characters (p. 235, 247).
Original Recipe Text
The text notes the use of a dark brown ink specifically for the 'main body of text' in the manuscript SMMJ 250 (p. 247). This ink was used to write in the Garshuni script, which consists of Arabic language written in Syriac characters (p. 235, 247).
Evidence
"A dark brown ink is used for the main body of text"
Remarks
The choice of ink and script in SMMJ 250, produced in 1352 in Cairo, reflects an archaising feature where the scribe, Yūsuf ibn Sbāṭ, followed the standards of Syriac manuscripts even while writing in the Arabic language (p. 247). The manuscript is written in two columns, a rare feature for the fourteenth century, which the author considers an archaising element (p. 247).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBrown
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorAlice Croq
CollectionCairo
Language
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