illuminated
Transoxiana
15th Century
Source: Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes, and David J. Roxburgh, 'Sayyid Yusuf's 1433 Pilgrimage Scroll (Ziyārātnāma)', Muqarnas, Vol. 33 (2016), pp. 384-403.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The pigments are described collectively as part of the 'illumination' of the ziyārātnāma. The scroll was analyzed via XRF to determine the composition of its decorated elements (p. 400). Specific illustrations include architectural representations and holy sites (pp. 385-397).
Original Recipe Text
The pigments are described collectively as part of the 'illumination' of the ziyārātnāma. The scroll was analyzed via XRF to determine the composition of its decorated elements (p. 400). Specific illustrations include architectural representations and holy sites (pp. 385-397).
Evidence
"The pilgrimage scroll (MS.267.1998)... was called a 'rare illuminated Arabic manuscript scroll'"
Remarks
Illuminations are a core feature of the scroll MS.267.1998. The scroll's provenance is linked to Sayyid Yusuf of Transoxiana (p. 391) and the year 1433 AD.
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionTransoxiana
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorMounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes, and David J. Roxburgh, 'Sayyid Yusuf's 1433 Pilgrimage Scroll
CollectionTransoxiana
Language
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