Italian paper
Nigeria
18th Century
Source: Michaelle Biddle, 'Inks in the Islamic Manuscripts of Northern Nigeria - Old Recipes, Modern Analysis and Medicine', Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 2 (2011) 1-35.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"Northern Nigerian manuscript books are not bound. They are loose folios usually stored in leather wrappers... The resulting ink was a rich, dark rusty-red brown-black color that aggressively bit into c. 1780 Italian paper."
Remarks
Manuscripts are loose folios usually stored in leather wrappers and saddlebags. Unlike printed books, each manuscript is unique (p. 4). A minority of inks corrode the paper substrate, specifically iron tannate dyes which corrode cellulose (p. 8, p. 19).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositioncellulose
Analytical Techniques
replicative experiments
visual inspection
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeItalian paper
ColorBrown
RegionNigeria
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
TitleInks in the Islamic Manuscripts of Northern Nigeria - Old Recipes, Modern Analysis and Medicine
AuthorMichaelle Biddle, 'Inks in the Islamic Manuscripts of Northern Nigeria - Old Recipes, Modern Analysis and Medicine', Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 2
CollectionNorthern Nigeria
Language
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