indigo
Kairouan
10th Century
Source: Manuel Giardino, "The state of scholarship on early Quranic manuscripts: the case of the ‘Blue Qur’ān’", MPhil Islamic Art and Archaeology, Year 1 - MT 2017-18, University of Oxford.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
indigo leaves
Preparation Steps
The pigment is a vegetal colorant derived from either Indian or North African indigo leaves (p. 8). Cheryl Porter reveals that the application method is not a typical dyeing process, which would involve soaking and subsequent shrinkage; instead, the parchment was colored by rubbing the pigment on the surface or spreading it with a brush (p. 8).
Original Recipe Text
The pigment is a vegetal colorant derived from either Indian or North African indigo leaves (p. 8). Cheryl Porter reveals that the application method is not a typical dyeing process, which would involve soaking and subsequent shrinkage; instead, the parchment was colored by rubbing the pigment on the surface or spreading it with a brush (p. 8).
Evidence
"The blue pigment comes from either Indian of North African indigo leaves."
Remarks
The source of the indigo is part of a scholarly debate on trade routes and whether the manuscript originated in Abbāsid Baghdad or Fatimid North Africa (p. 9). Alain George argues the color scheme reflects a high-status ‘Abbāsid entourage and Byzantine influence (p. 5).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
thorough analysis
scientific analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionKairouan
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorManuel Giardino, "The state of scholarship on early Quranic manuscripts: the case of the ‘Blue Qur’ān’", MPhil Islamic Art and Archaeology, Year 1 - MT 2017-18, University of Oxford.
CollectionRaqqāda, Musée de la Civilisation et des Arts Islamiques, Rutbi 196 (p. 12).
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