gold tooled, gold sprinkled, gold paint, silver paint
Egypt
15th Century
Source: Scheper, K. (2014). The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript. Leiden: Brill.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold, silver, blue silk
Preparation Steps
Additional decoration includes tooling (blind or gold), stamping, and the application of painted central ornaments or frame-lines in silver or gold paint (p. 69). In Mamluk bindings, leather filigree medallion pieces are often adhered over a contrasting silk background (p. 67, 69).
Original Recipe Text
Additional decoration includes tooling (blind or gold), stamping, and the application of painted central ornaments or frame-lines in silver or gold paint (p. 69). In Mamluk bindings, leather filigree medallion pieces are often adhered over a contrasting silk background (p. 67, 69).
Evidence
"The leather doublure is gold tooled, and its central medallion and corner pieces are leather filigree, which are adhered over blue silk."
Remarks
The use of gold and silver for frame-lines and painted ornaments is a distinctive feature of high-quality leather doublures. In the case of Or. 270 (ca. 1500, Cairo), the gold tooling is combined with intricate filigree (p. 67).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu, Ag
Analytical Techniques
visual examination
autopsy
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorSilver
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
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