headings, rubrics, double borders, and dots in red; heading (in black); original numbers in red

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The ink application across the collection typically follows a liturgical and functional hierarchy. For instance, in Acad. 1, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (pp. 1-403) feature headings in black ink stating 'In the name of the Father...' in various Turkish versions (p. 140). Conversely, numbered chapters, the word 'ısሑāሑ', marginal additions, content indications, verse numbering, original page numbers, rubrics, double borders, and dots are consistently executed in red ink (p. 140). In Acad. 22, the original Koranic text is quoted verse-by-verse in red ink to distinguish it from the subsequent Turkish commentary (p. 143). In Acad. 35, black ink is used for lines defining borders, while red is used for dots, rubrics, and headings (p. 147). Acad. 58 uses red specifically for rubrics and lines (p. 157).

Evidence

"vowelled nesiኖ; headings, rubrics, double borders, and dots in red; without a date and the name of a copyist. (p. 140)"

Remarks

The catalog entries demonstrate a high frequency of red ink for structural elements of the manuscripts. In Acad. 42, the red ink is specifically noted for 'headings and magic formulae' on p. 149. In Acad. 45, the red ink is applied to 'headings, rubrics, dots, lines and colophon' (p. 153). Some ink fading is noted in Acad. 34 (p. 145). The red dots in Acad. 38 on pp. 104-135 are part of a section originating from a different manuscript, as noted on p. 148.