iron gall ink
Byzantium
15th Century
Source: Rabitsch, S., Malissa, A., Hradil, K., Erlach, R., Uhlir, K., Griesser, M., & Hofmann, C. "The silver inks of the Vienna Genesis."
Recipe Details
Ingredients
iron, writing sand
Preparation Steps
The ink is brown, matt, and rather translucent. Surface numerals show brown and white glittery particles, likely deposits of writing sand used to dry the ink (p. 128).
Original Recipe Text
The ink is brown, matt, and rather translucent. Surface numerals show brown and white glittery particles, likely deposits of writing sand used to dry the ink (p. 128).
Evidence
"Different notes and numbers have been added to the folios of Vienna Genesis throughout time. Most of them were inscribed in iron gall ink, as confirmed with XRF."
Remarks
Used for later additions including Italian Rotunda notes (14th/15th c.), Humanist Italic notes (15th c.), and folio numbering by Peter Lambeck (1664). Unlike the silver ink, no signs of iron gall ink corrosion are visible (p. 128).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionFe
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBrown
RegionByzantium
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorRabitsch, S., Malissa, A., Hradil, K., Erlach, R., Uhlir, K., Griesser, M., & Hofmann, C. "The silver inks of the Vienna Genesis."
CollectionVienna Genesis
Language
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