gold ink

Persia
18th Century
Source: Witkam, J. J. (2010). The Islamic Manuscripts in the McPherson Library, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Journal of Islamic Manuscripts, 1(1), 101-142.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The gold ink is applied as a chapter or section header on the recto side. It is specifically set against a blue background that has been formed into a cloud-like shape (p. 106).

Original Recipe Text

The gold ink is applied as a chapter or section header on the recto side. It is specifically set against a blue background that has been formed into a cloud-like shape (p. 106).

Evidence

"On the recto side is a chapter or section header, written in gold ink set against a blue background in cloud-like shape."

Remarks

The ink is used in an elegantly executed religious manuscript, potentially an Ishmaeli text, decorated with floral motifs and gilding (p. 106).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
autopsy
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionPersia
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
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