iron gall ink

Europe
4th Century
Recipe Details

Evidence

"Micro-XRF spectroscopy strongly suggests the ink was on the Codex A manuscript, a fourth century Latin translation of the New Testament Gospels was iron gall ink (Illmo)."

Remarks

This sample represents one of the earliest traced uses of iron gall ink in Western manuscripts, specifically a Latin translation of the New Testament (p. 24).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionEurope
Approx. Year350
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionCodex A manuscript
Language
N/A
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