Three recipes in Turkish
Ottoman
17th Century
Source: Jan Schmidt, The Turkish Manuscripts and Related Documents in the Libraries and Museums of the Netherlands, Brill, 2012.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The recipes are described as being added to the last recto of a copy of part of the Koran (p. 99). The visual evidence of the manuscript page (Figure 30) includes Ottoman Turkish script listing ingredients with weights specified in dirhams (درهم), characteristic of traditional ink or pigment preparation formulas of the 17th century.
Original Recipe Text
The recipes are described as being added to the last recto of a copy of part of the Koran (p. 99). The visual evidence of the manuscript page (Figure 30) includes Ottoman Turkish script listing ingredients with weights specified in dirhams (درهم), characteristic of traditional ink or pigment preparation formulas of the 17th century.
Evidence
"Three recipes in Turkish added to a copy of a part of the Koran, 17th century of earlier."
Remarks
The manuscript belongs to The Hague, Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, Hs. 10 E 30. These recipes represent an archival addition to a religious text, likely for the scribe's reference or for preservation purposes related to the manuscript itself (p. 99).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionOttoman
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorJan Schmidt, The Turkish Manuscripts and Related Documents in the Libraries and Museums of the Netherlands, Brill, 2012.
CollectionUnknown
Language
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