gilt letters
Iran
17th Century
Source: Gerhard Endress, ‘One-Volume Libraries’ and the Traditions of Learning, 195–204.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold
Preparation Steps
The text describes titles 'written in gilt letters' (p. 200). In the context of 17th-century Safavid and Ottoman sumptuously produced manuscripts, this usually implies the use of shell gold (gold ink) or gold leaf application, here specifically used for section headers within ornamental cartouches.
Original Recipe Text
The text describes titles 'written in gilt letters' (p. 200). In the context of 17th-century Safavid and Ottoman sumptuously produced manuscripts, this usually implies the use of shell gold (gold ink) or gold leaf application, here specifically used for section headers within ornamental cartouches.
Evidence
"Titles of the individual parts are written in gilt letters and embedded in ornamental cartouches; the first is headed by an elaborate coloured canopy (Fig. 13)."
Remarks
The manuscript MS Tehran, Madrasa-i Marwī, 19 is described as a 'sumptuous large-format codex' (p. 200). The use of gold ink (gilt letters) for titles indicates a high-prestige production, likely intended for a student of high status or an institutional library. The titles are physically embedded within decorative cartouches, illustrating the integration of calligraphic and illuminative arts in Persian MTMs (Multiple-Text Manuscripts).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionIran
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorGerhard Endress, ‘One-Volume Libraries’ and the Traditions of Learning, 195–204.
CollectionMS Tehran, Madrasa-i Marwī, 19
Language
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