riǧl al-ḥamām (Anchusa tinctoria L.)
Spain
13th Century
Source: Sara Fani, "The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making," in Tracing Knowledge: 21st-Century Approaches to the Arabic Book, edited by Fuat Sezgin et al. (Leiden: Brill, 2021), 105-125.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
riǧl al-ḥamām (Anchusa tinctoria L.)
Preparation Steps
The author al-Qalalūsī describes the use of riǧl al-ḥamām (leg of the dove), which corresponds to the plant Anchusa tinctoria L., to obtain a red pigment for ink. (p. 117)
Original Recipe Text
The author al-Qalalūsī describes the use of riǧl al-ḥamām (leg of the dove), which corresponds to the plant Anchusa tinctoria L., to obtain a red pigment for ink. (p. 117)
Evidence
"the Andalusian al-Qalalūsī also introduces the dialectal name of a plant to obtain a red pigment: the riǧl al-ḥamām, (‘leg of the dove’), to indicate the Anchusa tinctoria L., the use of which is not mentioned in other treatises."
Remarks
Al-Qalalūsī's work is notable for its use of Andalusian dialectal terms for plants and materials. This specific mention of Anchusa tinctoria is unique among the compared Arabic treatises and reflects regional knowledge in al-Andalus. (p. 117)
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorRed
RegionSpain
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, "The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making," in Tracing Knowledge: 21st-Century Approaches to the Arabic Book, edited by Fuat Sezgin et al.
CollectionTuḥaf al-ḫawāṣṣ fī ṭuraf al-ḫawāṣṣ
Language
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