black ink, gold ink

Transoxiana
15th Century
Source: Chekhab-Abudaya, M., Couvrat Desvergnes, A., & Roxburgh, D. J. (2016). Sayyid Yusuf’s 1433 Pilgrimage Scroll (Ziyārātnāma) in the Collection of the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. Muqarnas, 33(1), 345-407.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

gold, black ink

Preparation Steps

The ink is used across several calligraphic styles. Black thuluth is used for the opening inscription (p. 349). Gold ink, often outlined in black, is used for monumental cursive scripts and for highlighting conventional phrases like 'ammā baʿd' (p. 349, 351, 356). Some text is lofted in a cloud-shaped form of reserved paper surrounded by red cross-hatching (p. 351, 354).

Original Recipe Text

The ink is used across several calligraphic styles. Black thuluth is used for the opening inscription (p. 349). Gold ink, often outlined in black, is used for monumental cursive scripts and for highlighting conventional phrases like 'ammā baʿd' (p. 349, 351, 356). Some text is lofted in a cloud-shaped form of reserved paper surrounded by red cross-hatching (p. 351, 354).

Evidence

"Selections of verses from the Koran are written in a monumental cursive script in gold or black ink. The long prose text added to the end of the scroll is written in riqāʿ script in black ink"

Remarks

Ink application varies by script type and textual subject matter (p. 349). Black ink is used for thuluth, riqāʿ, naskh, and nastaʿlīq (p. 349, 351, 353). Gold ink specifically appears in Koranic verses (e.g., Sura 48:2) and is outlined in black to enhance legibility against the cream paper (p. 351, 353).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
technical and scientific examination
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Binderwatercolor
Paper Typecream-toned paper
ColorBlack
RegionTransoxiana
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
TitleSAYYID YUSUF’S 1433 PILGRIMAGE SC ROLL (ZIYĀRĀTNĀMA) IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, DOHA
AuthorChekhab-Abudaya, M., Couvrat Desvergnes, A., & Roxburgh, D. J.
CollectionMuseum of Islamic Art, Doha, MS.267.1998
Language
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