indigo
Maghreb
9th Century
Source: Gacek, A. (2009). The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Terminology. Brill.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
indigo, gold, silver
Preparation Steps
Parchment was tinted by immersion or surface application of indigo dye to achieve a deep blue hue (p. 196). Gold was applied as ink for the script, and silver was used for verse markers (p. 196).
Original Recipe Text
Parchment was tinted by immersion or surface application of indigo dye to achieve a deep blue hue (p. 196). Gold was applied as ink for the script, and silver was used for verse markers (p. 196).
Evidence
"Probably the best known is the so-called ‘Blue Qurʾan’ (3rd/9th or 4/10th century). It has gold letters and silver markers on parchment dyed deep blue with indigo (Bloom 1989)."
Remarks
The Blue Qur'an is the most prominent example of dyed parchment in Islamic codicology. Saffron was also used for yellow-tinted parchment (p. 196).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC16H10N2O2
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper TypeParchment
ColorBlue
RegionMaghreb
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorGacek, A.
CollectionBlue Qur'an
Language
N/A
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