coloured inks

India
14th Century
Source: Gacek, Adam (2009). The Arabic Manuscript Tradition.
Recipe Details

Evidence

"the use of coloured inks, certain letterforms (such as the flat sād ̣ ), but also the lack of harmony of measured proportions"

Remarks

Bihari script, used between the 8/14th and 10/16th centuries in India, is characterized by its significant use of coloured inks and its distinct, almost archaic naskhi features, including elongated horizontals and large oval emphatic letters (p. 19).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Palaeographical analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorRed
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorGacek, Adam
CollectionSultanate India
Language
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