black ink
Arabia
11th Century
Source: Sloggett, R., Kerry, A., & Nugent, K. (1999). Science in the Service of Religion and Art: Analysis of Pigments in Middle Eastern Manuscripts. The University of Melbourne Library Journal, 5(1), 20-24.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
myrtle, water, nails, pomegranate rinds, Syrian mulberry juice, iron sulfate
Preparation Steps
Employs myrtle, water, nails (iron), pomegranate rinds, Syrian mulberry juice and iron sulfate (p. 20).
Original Recipe Text
Employs myrtle, water, nails (iron), pomegranate rinds, Syrian mulberry juice and iron sulfate (p. 20).
Evidence
"...an 11th century Arabic recipe for black ink which employs myrtle, water, nails, pomegranate rinds, Syrian mulberry juice and iron sulfate..."
Remarks
Cited as an 11th-century Arabic recipe linked to book production traditions (p. 20).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositioniron sulfate
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionArabia
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorSloggett, R., Kerry, A., & Nugent, K.
CollectionArabic
Language
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