أقلام من رصاص (Lead pens)
Egypt
16th Century
Source: Zahr al-Basatin fi 'Ilm al-Mashatin (Edited Treatise), p. 178-188.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
رصاص (Lead), قصدير (Tin), شمع (Wax)
Preparation Steps
The text describes pens and writing surfaces made of lead or tin (p. 187-188). In one method, lead pens are kept in leather cases and used to write on lead plates (lawh rasas).
Original Recipe Text
The text describes pens and writing surfaces made of lead or tin (p. 187-188). In one method, lead pens are kept in leather cases and used to write on lead plates (lawh rasas).
Evidence
"ومنها : أنهم يضعون الأقلام في مقلمة من الجلد ، ويقربون لها الهياكل ، فتطلع الأقلام . [...] ومنها ما تكون من شمع أو قصدير أو رصاص أو غير ذلك مما يختاره ويعمله ."
Remarks
These tools are discussed in the context of 'Sarmatiya' or the tricks of the Banu Sasan (p. 187). It includes writing using molds (qawalib) instead of traditional pens (ghayr al-qalam) and using metal pens that can be drawn out of cases using a mechanical or magnetic-like 'trick' (p. 187).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionPb, Sn
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorZahr al-Basatin fi 'Ilm al-Mashatin
CollectionUnknown
Language
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