iron-gall ink
Egypt
11th Century
Source: Chapter 5: Implications of This Research, Conclusions and Outlook
Recipe Details
Ingredients
iron
Preparation Steps
The ink is identified as an iron-gall ink that notably lacks vitriolic satellite elements (p. 149). This type of ink was used for the main text of the lease contract relating to a house drawn up in December 1032 CE (424 AH) (p. 149).
Original Recipe Text
The ink is identified as an iron-gall ink that notably lacks vitriolic satellite elements (p. 149). This type of ink was used for the main text of the lease contract relating to a house drawn up in December 1032 CE (424 AH) (p. 149).
Evidence
"In Figure 5.9b, it can be seen that the ink of the main text fades away under NIR light indicating that we are dealing here with iron-gall ink."
Remarks
The manuscript T-S Ar.5.1 contains documents in both Hebrew and Arabic. Analysis suggests that for the main lease text, an iron-gall ink was used that does not contain usual vitriolic impurities (p. 149). This corresponds to 'case 2' of signing scenarios described in the research (p. 149).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
NIR light
reflectographic analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Paper Typepaper
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorChapter 5: Implications of This Research, Conclusions and Outlook
CollectionT-S Ar.5.1 main text
Language
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