iron gall ink
Syria
14th 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
Preparation Steps
A recipe for an iron gall ink was added on fol. 18v, right before the beginning of the text collecting literary passages about writing (p. 112). The schematic layout used to list ingredients is described as unusual but not unique (p. 113).
Original Recipe Text
A recipe for an iron gall ink was added on fol. 18v, right before the beginning of the text collecting literary passages about writing (p. 112). The schematic layout used to list ingredients is described as unusual but not unique (p. 113).
Evidence
"both the hand and the ink used for writing the recipe for the iron gall ink on fol. 18v are the same as those used for the texts from fols 1r–18v"
Remarks
Scientific analysis confirmed that the iron gall ink used for this marginal recipe is the same as that used for the main text on fols 1r-18v and fols 19r-29r (p. 113). The scribe, 'Imad al-Din Isma'il, copied the manuscript in Damascus (p. 110).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Scientific analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorColini, C.
CollectionBerlin, Staatsbibliothek, Pm II 30
Language
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