red and black naskh and thuluth script

Ingredients

red ink, black ink

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The ink is applied in a structured calligraphic program. The red script is specifically used for the border, repeating Sũrat al-Ikhlāᅡ, which curves above and below monumental black inscriptions (p. 163). The black ink is utilized for the marginal text (verses from Sũrat Yāɱ-Sĩn and Sũrat al-Baqara) and the main text block, which contains names of God, prayers, and talismanic formulas (p. 163).

Evidence

"The text has a vertical orientation. In the right and left margins thin gold and black lines enclose the horizontally aligned Qurɱanic text which is written in red and black naskh and thuluth script. The red script repeats Sũrat al-Ikhlāᅡ(Q112) and serves as a border"

Remarks

The scroll (LNS 12 MS) measures 11.3 x 545 cm and is described as a medieval Islamic talismanic scroll (p. 162). The script styles are identified as naskh and thuluth (p. 163). The use of contrasting ink colors (red and black) serves both decorative and structural purposes to separate different Qurɱanic chapters and functional sections like the 'seven sanctuaries' and 'magic squares' (p. 163).