black carbon

Iran
15th Century
Recipe Details

Ingredients

soot, oils, fats

Preparation Steps

The black carbon is defined by the term soot (or dũda in Persian). It is composed of 99% amorphous carbon obtained by the combustion of oils, fats and oils (p. 113).

Original Recipe Text

The black carbon is defined by the term soot (or dũda in Persian). It is composed of 99% amorphous carbon obtained by the combustion of oils, fats and oils (p. 113).

Evidence

"In all the Shāhnāma manuscript in this project black carbon (most probably soot) was identified"

Remarks

Used for text as well as painting miniature details such as buildings, clothes, or horses (p. 113). In AKM 4, it was used to specify details on clothes painted with ultramarine and white lead (p. 114).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC
Analytical Techniques
FORS
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionIran
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionAKM 4, AKM 46, AKM 47
Language
N/A
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