black ink

Azerbaijan
12th Century
Source: Alakbarli, F., & Hajiyeva, E. (2010). Medieval Medical Manuscripts from Baku in the Memory of the World Programme of UNESCO. Biomedicine International, 1, 37-39.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

Black ink used to transcribe the 30th volume of Al-Zahrawi's 'Al-Tasrif', specifically the treatise on surgery and surgical instruments. (p. 39)

Original Recipe Text

Black ink used to transcribe the 30th volume of Al-Zahrawi's 'Al-Tasrif', specifically the treatise on surgery and surgical instruments. (p. 39)

Evidence

"It is written with Naskh and Kufi on white paper in black ink."

Remarks

This manuscript was copied at approximately the end of the 12th century. It features approximately 200 drawings of surgical instruments including tongue depressors, tooth extractors, and catheters. (p. 39)

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
examination of the funds and catalogs
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionAzerbaijan
Approx. Year1150
Source Information
AuthorAlakbarli, F., & Hajiyeva, E.
CollectionAzerbaijan
Language
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