Gold and blue illumination
India
19th Century
Source: Stark, U. Calligraphic Masterpiece, Mass-Produced Scripture.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Gold, Blue pigment
Preparation Steps
A manuscript dated to 1849 from India. The opening pages are heavily decorated with floral and geometric borders using gold leaf and blue pigments to frame the central text blocks. (p. 180, visual analysis of Fig. 13).
Original Recipe Text
A manuscript dated to 1849 from India. The opening pages are heavily decorated with floral and geometric borders using gold leaf and blue pigments to frame the central text blocks. (p. 180, visual analysis of Fig. 13).
Evidence
"Fig. 13: Indian thirty-leaved Qur’an, manuscript (1849). © British Library Board (BL IO, Islamic 3534, fols 1v–2r)."
Remarks
This manuscript represents the 'thirty-leaved' format. The illumination is extensive, covering the entire margin of the opening pages. (p. 180).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorStark, U. Calligraphic Masterpiece, Mass-Produced Scripture.
CollectionIndian thirty-leaved Qur’an manuscript
Language
N/A
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