black tint
Peru
16th Century
Source: Paula De Vos, "Apothecaries, Artists, and Artisans: Early Industrial Materials in the Age of Exploration," Journal of World History, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Sept 2006).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
black tint from Peru, water, wine, sugar
Preparation Steps
The material consisted of a black tint sourced from the Peruvian countryside, which was dissolved in either water or wine to create an ink suitable for writing (p. 329).
Original Recipe Text
The material consisted of a black tint sourced from the Peruvian countryside, which was dissolved in either water or wine to create an ink suitable for writing (p. 329).
Evidence
"Monardes had personal experience with a black tint that someone had sent him which, dissolved in water or wine, 'made a very good ink with which one can write very well.' (p. 329)"
Remarks
Medieval illuminators also added sugar to their ink recipes, most likely to 'give sparkle to the ink' once the crystals had dried (p. 327, note 36). Monardes marveled at the Peruvian countryside's veins of earth of different colors that looked like colored cloths (p. 329).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
primary source review
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionPeru
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorPaula De Vos, "Apothecaries, Artists, and Artisans: Early Industrial Materials in the Age of Exploration," Journal of World History, Vol. 17, No. 3
CollectionPeruvian countryside
Language
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