gold; red
TURKEY
18th Century
Source: Jan Schmidt, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections in the Netherlands (Leiden: Brill, 2011).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold, red pigment, black ink
Evidence
"multiple gold borders within black lines on pp. 1 and 2; a crude headpiece with floral motifs in gold on p. 1; ... borders and headings, partly erased at the beginning, in red;"
Remarks
Gold is used for luxury decoration including borders and a crude headpiece with floral motifs on the opening pages. Red is used for structural markers such as headings and borders (p. 242).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlack
RegionTURKEY
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorJan Schmidt, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections in the Netherlands
CollectionLeiden University Library Cod.Or. 26.616
Language
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