Gold

Morocco
9th Century
Source: Oubelkacem, Y., et al. (2020). 2020 6th IEEE Congress on Information Science and Technology (CiSt), 173-177.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

Gold

Preparation Steps

Gold was applied for gilded scriptures in the Islamic IXth century Koran manuscripts (p. 177).

Original Recipe Text

Gold was applied for gilded scriptures in the Islamic IXth century Koran manuscripts (p. 177).

Evidence

"Natural pigments were used: Gold for gilded scriptures (p. 177)."

Remarks

The gold is used specifically for illumination and titles in the Kufic manuscripts.

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionMorocco
Approx. Year850
Source Information
TitleNon-invasive physicochemical investigations of ancient Moroccan Islamic and Jewish parchments
AuthorOubelkacem, Y., et al.
CollectionMeknes
Language
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