gold, lapis lazuli
Cairo
11th Century
Source: Roxburgh, David J. "On the Transmission and Reconstruction of Arabic Calligraphy: Ibn al-Bawwab and History." Studia Islamica, no. 96 (2003): 39-53.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold, lapis lazuli
Evidence
"[the letters of which were] written in gold outlined (mukahhal) with lapis lazuli."
Remarks
These materials are described as appearing on complete manuscripts of the Qur'an (khatmat) attributed to the hands of Ibn Muqla and Ibn al-Bawwab. The objects were part of the Fatimid treasury in Cairo, which was famously looted between 1068-9 (p. 44). The outlining of gold with lapis lazuli is referred to as 'mukahhal' (p. 44).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
textual description
connoisseurship
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionCairo
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorRoxburgh, David J. "On the Transmission and Reconstruction of Arabic Calligraphy: Ibn al-Bawwab and History." Studia Islamica, no. 96
Collectiontreasury in Cairo
Language
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