black instant ink
Syria
18th Century
Source: Claudia Colini, 'Ink Making by the Book: Learning a Craft in the Arabic World', in Manuscript Cultures, 2018, pp. 117-126.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
samgh, al-zaj
Preparation Steps
The manuscript contains recipes for coloured liqāt (inkwell fibers) and a specific recipe for 'black instant ink' (p. 124, Fig. 5). The black ink recipe involves mixing gum (samgh) and vitriol (al-zaj) to achieve a rapid-drying or immediate black coloration.
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript contains recipes for coloured liqāt (inkwell fibers) and a specific recipe for 'black instant ink' (p. 124, Fig. 5). The black ink recipe involves mixing gum (samgh) and vitriol (al-zaj) to achieve a rapid-drying or immediate black coloration.
Evidence
"Recipes for coloured liqāt followed by a recipe for a black instant ink; Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, Petermann 684 (Pet 684), fol. 183v"
Remarks
The manuscript Pet 684 is a miscellany containing a collection of ink recipes on fol. 183v (p. 117, Table 1).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
visual analysis
paleographical study
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Bindersamgh
ColorBlack
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorClaudia Colini, 'Ink Making by the Book: Learning a Craft in the Arabic World', in Manuscript Cultures, 2018, pp. 117-126.
CollectionBerlin, Staatsbibliothek, Petermann 684 (Pet 684)
Language
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