قلم الغبار

Ingredients

الصمغ, الصبر, ماء, شراب

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The recipe involves the use of gum (Al-Samgh) as a primary binder, which is prepared by soaking and dissolving it in water or a syrup-like liquid (p. 523). If aloes (Al-Sabr) is used as an ingredient, the gum is omitted as the aloes acts as a substitute binder (p. 523). The resulting medium is used to carry powdered pigments or minerals. Preparation protocols include pounding (Daq) and grinding (Suhq) (p. 524).

Evidence

"مسحوقاً في الصمغ محلولاً وصف / إلا إذا كان بها الصبر فلا حاجة في الصمغ فخذه بدلا"

Remarks

The text refers to the 'Ghubar' (dust) script, a calligraphic style often requiring extremely fine ink (p. 521). The binding system described is flexible, allowing for water or other solvents like wine/syrup depending on the desired consistency and material properties (p. 523).