rubrication

Yemen
12th Century
Source: Lucas, S. (2018). Qāḍī Ǧaʿfar in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana: An Overview. CmY 7 (Juillet 2018), 119-139.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

Visual evidence from Ill. 8 (p. 124) and Ill. 10 (p. 127) indicates the use of red pigments to highlight section headers and titles, such as 'Al-Qawl fī al-ʿAdl' (The Discourse on Justice).

Original Recipe Text

Visual evidence from Ill. 8 (p. 124) and Ill. 10 (p. 127) indicates the use of red pigments to highlight section headers and titles, such as 'Al-Qawl fī al-ʿAdl' (The Discourse on Justice).

Evidence

"Ill. 8. MS Milan Ambros. D 544 f. 67a, Miškāt al-miṣbāḥ fī ḥayāt al-arwāḥ."

Remarks

The rubricated headings are used for structural division in theological and legal texts (p. 124, 127). The pigment appears bold and well-preserved in the 12th-century codex (Ill. 8).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection of manuscript illumination/rubrication
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionYemen
Approx. Year1150
Source Information
AuthorLucas, S.
CollectionMS Milan Ambrosiana D 544
Language
N/A
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