Carbon ink
Egypt
11th Century
Source: Cohen, Zina. Composition Analysis of Writing Materials in Cairo Genizah Documents. Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 15. Leiden: Brill, 2022.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
soot, charcoal
Preparation Steps
Carbon inks are generally composed of soot or charcoal particles suspended in a binder (Section 2.1, p. 41). The study notes their frequent use in religious documents within the Jewish tradition (Section 2.4, p. 45).
Original Recipe Text
Carbon inks are generally composed of soot or charcoal particles suspended in a binder (Section 2.1, p. 41). The study notes their frequent use in religious documents within the Jewish tradition (Section 2.4, p. 45).
Evidence
"Pictures of carbon and iron-gall ink samples with and without Melinex, in visible and near-infrared light"
Remarks
Carbon ink was found to be the dominant ink type for main texts in certain religious contexts, whereas iron-gall was more prevalent in legal and official documents (Section 2.1, p. 78).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC
Analytical Techniques
Near-infrared Reflectography
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorCohen, Zina. Composition Analysis of Writing Materials in Cairo Genizah Documents. Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 15. Leiden: Brill, 2022.
CollectionCairo Genizah
Language
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