golddust
Turkey
18th Century
Source: Jan Schmidt, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections in the Netherlands (Leiden: Brill, 2011).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
golddust
Evidence
"A folded sheet of glazed white paper containing a letter from a father ȁAlĩ Baře to his son... Dĩvānĩ with golddust."
Remarks
The golddust is used specifically within the Dĩvānĩ script style for a letter dated 16 Œaȁbān 1165 (29 June 1752). The letter was written from a father to his son at Magnisa (p. 187).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Paper Typeglazed white paper
ColorGold
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorJan Schmidt, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections in the Netherlands
CollectionMaġnisa (Manisa)
Language
N/A
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