gold powder
Tunisia
9th Century
Source: George, A 2009, 'Calligraphy, Colour and Light in the Blue Qur'an', Journal of Qur’anic Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 75-125.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold powder
Preparation Steps
Chrysography (Gr. 'gold writing') is based on the use of gold powder as an ink pigment (p. 75). In the Blue Qur'an, after the pages were prepared with a grid, they were written in gold by a calligrapher and each letter was outlined with a thin pen in dark brown ink (p. 77).
Original Recipe Text
Chrysography (Gr. 'gold writing') is based on the use of gold powder as an ink pigment (p. 75). In the Blue Qur'an, after the pages were prepared with a grid, they were written in gold by a calligrapher and each letter was outlined with a thin pen in dark brown ink (p. 77).
Evidence
"Chrysography is based on the use of gold powder as an ink pigment."
Remarks
The script of the Blue Qur'an is labelled D.IV in Deroche's classification (p. 80). The author argues it dates to the mid-second to early third century AH (p. 89). The script is close to Kufic style D.I but retains archaic features from the B and C groups (p. 80-81). Ultra-violet light observation by Tim Stanley showed that the original text continued under later full-page gold illuminations (p. 77).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
ultra-violet light
Visual examination
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionTunisia
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorGeorge, A 2009, 'Calligraphy, Colour and Light in the Blue Qur'an', Journal of Qur’anic Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 75-125.
CollectionThe Blue Qur’an
Language
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