additives to coloured inks

Egypt
13th Century
Source: MINERALS AND FOSSILS, 175-194.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

šabb, Alum

Preparation Steps

According to ar-Rāzī, alum belongs to the group of vitriols. These are used in dyeing and tanning, as additives to coloured inks and for clarifying turbid liquids (p. 191).

Original Recipe Text

According to ar-Rāzī, alum belongs to the group of vitriols. These are used in dyeing and tanning, as additives to coloured inks and for clarifying turbid liquids (p. 191).

Evidence

"These are used in dyeing and tanning, as additives to coloured inks and for clarifying turbid liquids."

Remarks

Inventory No. K 3.03. Sample consists of 2 specimens, diameter 24 mm, total weight 60 ct. In the field of medicine, they have their use as styptics, as ingredients of eye medicines and of collyria (p. 191).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection
Physical measurement
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorMINERALS AND FOSSILS, 175-194.
CollectionEgypt, Libya, Yemen and Eastern Turkistan
Language
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