Arabic Black Inks
Egypt
13th Century
Source: Raggetti, L. (Ed.). (2021). Traces of Ink: Experiences of Philology and Replication. Leiden: Brill.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
vitriol, gall nuts, gum arabic
Preparation Steps
The recipe involves preparing a solution of gall nuts to which vitriol (iron sulphate) is added (Solution A). After this, gum arabic is added to the mixture (Solution B). Observations are made after 24 hours to check the ink's maturation (p. 10, Fig 7.1).
Original Recipe Text
The recipe involves preparing a solution of gall nuts to which vitriol (iron sulphate) is added (Solution A). After this, gum arabic is added to the mixture (Solution B). Observations are made after 24 hours to check the ink's maturation (p. 10, Fig 7.1).
Evidence
"Reproduction of the recipe by al-Qalalũsī: A) addition of vitriol to the solution of gall nuts (MS Rabat al-Ḡizāna al-Malikiyya 8998); B) addition of gum arabic in the solution of gall nuts (my reconstruction)"
Remarks
This entry represents the replication of the 13th-century Arabic ink recipe by al-Qalalũsī. The work explores the feasibility of medieval procedures and uses NIR imaging for comparison of plant, iron-gall, and carbon inks (p. 19, Fig 4.1).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
NIR
Replicating Recipes
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
BinderAcacia gum
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorRaggetti, L.
CollectionMS Rabat al-Ḡizāna al-Malikiyya 8998
Language
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