TOWARD AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA: THE MEANING OF TIMBUKTU

Evidence

"Visible red colorant used for rubrication and marginal markers on manuscript page."

Remarks

Red pigment is visibly used in the Timbuktu manuscript (p. 25) for specific textual features including headings, vowel marks, and decorative floral-like marginalia. Yellow and green pigments are also visible in the circular decorative motifs on the same page (p. 25).