ink
Bulgaria
18th Century
Source: Grigorov, G. (n.d.). Mystique and Ritual of the Early Modern Medical and Culinary Recipes in Bulgaria. Revista de Etnologie și Culturologie, Vol. XVI, pp. 5-9.
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Preparation Steps
The paper mentions that Bulgarian medical guidebooks from the 17th to 19th centuries contain 'all sorts of instructions about... how to make ink' (p. 8). These instructions were often recorded as marginalia in liturgical books, transitioning from oral healer traditions to written records (p. 6).
Original Recipe Text
The paper mentions that Bulgarian medical guidebooks from the 17th to 19th centuries contain 'all sorts of instructions about... how to make ink' (p. 8). These instructions were often recorded as marginalia in liturgical books, transitioning from oral healer traditions to written records (p. 6).
Evidence
"there are also all sorts of instructions about how to dye yarn and how to make ink."
Remarks
Ink-making is situated within a broader tradition of practical and ritual knowledge. The author notes that these recipes were typically written by Bulgarian men of the intelligentsia, including teachers and priests, in copy centers located in monasteries and trade hubs under the Ottoman Empire (p. 6). The production of such substances was viewed as a 'ritualistic and mystical' act where speech and event were bound together (p. 7).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionBulgaria
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorGrigorov, G.
Collectionmonasteries, mountain cities, and the cities on the Danube River
Language
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