iron gall ink type
Italy
10th Century
Source: Oliver, M. / Lazarus Project
Recipe Details
Evidence
"While the ink within the Vercelli Book is hypothesized to be of the iron gall ink type, elemental analysis on this unidentified ink is fundamental in understanding the possible inks used during this particularly uncharted period of ink history."
Remarks
The Vercelli Book is a tenth-century Old English anthology. Twenty-one folios were permanently damaged by scribes using a brown reagent, rendering them illegible (p. 78, 79).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
multi-spectral imaging system
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionItaly
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorOliver, M. / Lazarus Project
CollectionVercelli Book
Language
N/A
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