metallic inks
Syria
14th Century
Source: Colini, C. (2022). Ink Recipes from the Islamic Era. In Session 2 – Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research (pp. 173–186).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Mercury, silver
Preparation Steps
The ink corresponds to recipes for making metallic inks found in the treatise 'Kitāb al-Iṣāba fī lawāzim al-kitāba' (p. 178-179).
Original Recipe Text
The ink corresponds to recipes for making metallic inks found in the treatise 'Kitāb al-Iṣāba fī lawāzim al-kitāba' (p. 178-179).
Evidence
"grey metallic flakes were found at the end of Berlin, SBB, Spr 1918... Mercury and a small amount of silver were detected in the flakes (p. 178)"
Remarks
Flakes were found at the end of the manuscript, which is the only surviving copy of the text attributed to Šams ad-Dīn b. al-Ǧazarī (p. 178).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHg, Ag
Analytical Techniques
Raman
XRF
FTIR
UV-NIR Reflectography
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGrey
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
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