gold

Syria
10th Century
Source: UMRAN International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, vol. 6, no. 3 (2019) pp. 33-45
Recipe Details

Ingredients

gold

Evidence

"the case of that in Damascus there is the testimony of al masudi writing in the tenth century that it was in the form of golden letters against a blue background."

Remarks

The paper cites historical testimony from Al-Masudi regarding the use of gold for calligraphic inscriptions in the Umayyad mosque of Damascus. This use of gold on a blue background is highlighted as an early and prestigious application of color in Islamic architectural calligraphy (p. 42).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionSyria
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorUMRAN International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, vol. 6, no. 3
CollectionDamascus
Language
N/A
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