iron gall ink
Bosnia
15th Century
Source: IBRAGIC, S., ALIJAGIC, A., LJUBUSKIC, N., AVDIC, L., HUSEINAGIC, E., HODZIC, R., RANOGAJEC, J., & VUCETIC, S. (2024). International Journal of Conservation Science, 15(3), 1213-1228.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
iron salts
Preparation Steps
The manuscript Kitabu sadri sheri'ati (M1) utilizes a black ink identified through XRF as having higher iron concentrations than the paper support, indicative of iron-gall ink. (p. 1222). General Oriental iron-gall ink preparation involved mixing pulverized or fermented gallnuts, vitriol, and gum arabic. (p. 1222).
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript Kitabu sadri sheri'ati (M1) utilizes a black ink identified through XRF as having higher iron concentrations than the paper support, indicative of iron-gall ink. (p. 1222). General Oriental iron-gall ink preparation involved mixing pulverized or fermented gallnuts, vitriol, and gum arabic. (p. 1222).
Evidence
"It can be presumed that M1 was written using iron gall ink because the Fe concentrations in the ink are higher than those in the paper support."
Remarks
The manuscript dates to the 15th century and is written in Ta'lik script. (Table 1, p. 1215). The black ink in this manuscript was not specifically noted for water solubility in the same way as M2-M4. (p. 1216).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionFe
Analytical Techniques
XRF
visual inspection
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Paper Typemixture of flax and hemp fibres
ColorBlack
RegionBosnia
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorIBRAGIC, S., ALIJAGIC, A., LJUBUSKIC, N., AVDIC, L., HUSEINAGIC, E., HODZIC, R., RANOGAJEC, J., & VUCETIC, S.
CollectionMesudija Library
Language
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