Iron-gall ink
Iran
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Fe (II) sulphate, gallnuts, water
Preparation Steps
Obtained by adding Fe (II) sulphate to an aqueous extract from gallnuts (p. 113).
Original Recipe Text
Obtained by adding Fe (II) sulphate to an aqueous extract from gallnuts (p. 113).
Evidence
"Iron-gall ink in another brown iron-based colourant obtained by adding Fe (II) sulphate to an aqueous extract from gallnuts."
Remarks
Widespread use in writing from early medieval times; also had utility as a colourant in miniature painting with shades ranging from brown to black (p. 113).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBrown
RegionIran
Source Information
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