ink
Source: Gacek, A. (2009). The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Terminology and Bibliography for the Conservation and Restoration of Arabic Manuscripts.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"In order to increase the flow of ink to the tip of the nib a piece of the skin of the reed bark (lītaḥ ) was sometimes placed in the slit."
Remarks
Ink flow was managed using a piece of reed bark skin (litah) in the nib slit (p. 41). Cacographic errors were often caused by 'too much ink at the tip of the calamus' (p. 40). Specific scripts like musalsal required a straight-cut (murabba) nib (p. 41).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
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Material Type
ink
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