black ink, with the use of gold and white ink

Turkey
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.
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Preparation Steps

The text is written in black ink with 9 lines per page. White ink is used for numerous smaller headings on a gold background. Gold is also used for the cloud-shaped divisions between the lines of text (p. 108).

Original Recipe Text

The text is written in black ink with 9 lines per page. White ink is used for numerous smaller headings on a gold background. Gold is also used for the cloud-shaped divisions between the lines of text (p. 108).

Evidence

"The entire content of the volume is set within a composite frame (gold, red), black ink, with the use of gold and white ink, and several colours."

Remarks

The colophon on page 311 is written in thuluth script, whereas the main text (pp. 4-271) is in calligraphic naskh (p. 108).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
autopsy
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
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Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1750
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