gold
India
15th 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
Ingredients
gold
Preparation Steps
Gold is utilized for illumination and likely as a decorative colorant in the text or marginalia, consistent with 15th-century Indian bihari manuscript traditions (p. 25).
Original Recipe Text
Gold is utilized for illumination and likely as a decorative colorant in the text or marginalia, consistent with 15th-century Indian bihari manuscript traditions (p. 25).
Evidence
"Figure 1.2 Folio from a Qurɳan, late 15th century, India, Ink, colour and gold on paper"
Remarks
This sample serves as a critical stylistic prototype for the Harari scripts discussed in the paper. The bihari script in this sample features the characteristic 'wide spacing between words' and 'stark juxtaposition between thick extensions and thin verticals' (p. 24, 26).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
Visual examination
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper Typepaper
ColorGold
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1450
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.
CollectionSackler Gallery of Art (S2003.9)
Language
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