red gold
Iraq
9th Century
Source: Raggetti, Lucia. (2021). The Treasure of Alexander – Stories of Discovery and Authorship. In: Bausi, A., Alessandro, M., Friedrich, M., Maniaci, M. (eds) The Emergence of Multiple-Text Manuscripts. De Gruyter.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
red gold
Preparation Steps
The manuscript substrate consists of 360 pages made of red gold folia. According to page 305, 'each page was a half-finger thick, the height of the book was one cubit, while its width was three cubits'.
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript substrate consists of 360 pages made of red gold folia. According to page 305, 'each page was a half-finger thick, the height of the book was one cubit, while its width was three cubits'.
Evidence
"Inside it there was another chest of red gold, sealed by a golden lock... inside it there was a book made of gold, all its pages and folia were of red gold, each page was a half-finger thick"
Remarks
The book was found inside a series of nested chests: a brass chest locked with 'Chinese iron clasps' containing another chest of red gold (p. 305). The total count of 360 pages with twelve lines per page is detailed on p. 305.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
textual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typered gold
ColorGold
RegionIraq
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorRaggetti, Lucia.
CollectionAmŦriyya
Language
N/A
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