مداد اسود
Middleeast
17th Century
Source: Jabir ibn Hayyan, Kitāb al-Khawāṣṣ al-Kabīr, Manuscript Copy (Naskh Script).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
soot, gum arabic
Preparation Steps
While a specific recipe for the black ink used to write this specific copy is not detailed, the manuscript discusses the 'spirits' (mercury, sulfur, sal ammoniac) which are often used as additives to pigments to change their consistency or permanence (p. 1).
Original Recipe Text
While a specific recipe for the black ink used to write this specific copy is not detailed, the manuscript discusses the 'spirits' (mercury, sulfur, sal ammoniac) which are often used as additives to pigments to change their consistency or permanence (p. 1).
Remarks
The black ink is used for the main body text, showing high stability and deep black saturation typical of high-quality carbon inks. Rubrication (red headings) is used to distinguish 'Abwab' (Chapters) and 'Maqalat' (Articles).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC
Analytical Techniques
Visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Binderصمغ
Colorأسود
RegionMiddleeast
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorJabir ibn Hayyan, Kitāb al-Khawāṣṣ al-Kabīr, Manuscript Copy
CollectionText of the manuscript
Language
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