saffron, safflower and realgar
18th Century
Source: Colini, C. (2021). Ink Making by the Book: Learning a Craft in the Arabic World. In A. Bausi, C. Brockmann, M. Friedrich, & S. Kienitz (Eds.), Learning a Craft in the Arabic World (pp. 107–120). De Gruyter.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
saffron, safflower, realgar, gum arabic
Preparation Steps
The golden inks in this manuscript are prepared using gold surrogates. The ingredients identified include saffron, safflower, and realgar (p. 112). The recipes for these inks appear on the verso of fol. 183v alongside recipes for liqa and gum arabic solution (p. 111-112).
Original Recipe Text
The golden inks in this manuscript are prepared using gold surrogates. The ingredients identified include saffron, safflower, and realgar (p. 112). The recipes for these inks appear on the verso of fol. 183v alongside recipes for liqa and gum arabic solution (p. 111-112).
Evidence
"the golden inks are prepared by using gold surrogates, such as saffron, safflower and realgar, for example."
Remarks
Scientific analysis indicates that the ink used in these recipes coincides with the one used in the main text of the manuscript (p. 112). The layout of the list of recipes suggests it was added shortly after the copyist finished the main list (p. 112).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Scientific analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
BinderAcacia gum
ColorGold
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorColini, C.
CollectionBerlin, Staatsbibliothek, Pet 684
Language
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