red panels
Ethiopia
18th Century
Source: Mirza, Sana. "Developing the Harari Muṣḥaf: The Indian Ocean Milieu of Ethiopian Scribes." In Muslim Cultures of the Indian Ocean, edited by Stéphane Pradines and Farouk Topan, 21-45. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The red pigment is used to form rectangular decorative panels surrounding the primary text block on the opening pages (p. 23).
Original Recipe Text
The red pigment is used to form rectangular decorative panels surrounding the primary text block on the opening pages (p. 23).
Evidence
"The lower portions, containing the text of sura al-Fatiha and the beginning of the second sura, al-Baqara (The Cow), are enclosed by four red panels containing twisted white designs."
Remarks
The red panels are part of a 'distinctive and distinctive Harari decorative and calligraphic style' that appeared in the second half of the eighteenth century (p. 23). The author observes that these decorative forms are 'almost buried beneath the numerous paratexts' that dominate the visual layout (p. 23).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual examination
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionEthiopia
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorMirza, Sana. "Developing the Harari Muṣḥaf: The Indian Ocean Milieu of Ethiopian Scribes." In Muslim Cultures of the Indian Ocean, edited by Stéphane Pradines and Farouk Topan, 21-45. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
CollectionSherif Harar Museum
Language
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