gold-dusted ta‘lĩk
Turkey
17th Century
Source: Jan Schmidt, ‘From ‘One-Volume Libraries’ to Scrapbooks’, in Multiple-Text Manuscripts in Multiple Manuscript Cultures, 2016, pp. 215-232.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold
Preparation Steps
The gold appears as dusting integrated with or applied over the ta‘lĩk calligraphy (p. 228, 230).
Original Recipe Text
The gold appears as dusting integrated with or applied over the ta‘lĩk calligraphy (p. 228, 230).
Evidence
"gold-dusted ta‘lĩk – a separate leaf (194)"
Remarks
This decorative treatment is noted in MS Leiden Or. 644 on fol. 194a and 236a. It is used for letters and poems, suggesting a high-status or formal application within the compilation (p. 228).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
Visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorJan Schmidt, ‘From ‘One-Volume Libraries’ to Scrapbooks’, in Multiple-Text Manuscripts in Multiple Manuscript Cultures, 2016, pp. 215-232.
CollectionIstanbul
Language
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