red colorant
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
Preparation Steps
Red ink/pigment is applied over the existing text for moralistic emphasis in the stories found in MS Or. 12.423 (p. 221).
Original Recipe Text
Red ink/pigment is applied over the existing text for moralistic emphasis in the stories found in MS Or. 12.423 (p. 221).
Evidence
"The moral of the story is clearly expressed overlined in red: ‘May you be taught a lesson, you, office-holders!’"
Remarks
The red overlining is used specifically for moral instructions in moralistic tales, such as those portraying an extortionist Egyptian governor (p. 221).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorRed
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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