shades of brown; blue-grey dots

Egypt
16th Century
Source: Richardson, Kristina L. (2012). Difference and Disability in the Medieval Islamic World: Blighted Bodies. Edinburgh University Press.
Recipe Details

Evidence

"As with the Mamluk sketch, the colour palette is muted and dominated by shades of brown. The background of the painting consists entirely of black curlicues and blue-grey dots."

Remarks

Part of Ibn Zunbul’s 1563 Kitāb qānūn al-dunyá. The author illustrated the manuscript himself (p. 12). The palette is noted for being 'muted' and consistent with earlier 14th-century aesthetics, despite being an Ottoman-era product (p. 12-14).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBrown
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
TitleDifference and Disability in the Medieval Islamic World: Blighted Bodies
AuthorRichardson, Kristina L.
CollectionLibrary of the Topkapı Sarayı Museum, Istanbul, Revan 1638
Language
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