metallic inks
Syria
15th Century
Source: Eurasian Studies 19 (2021) 295–316
Recipe Details
Ingredients
metals
Preparation Steps
The recipes are extracted from Syriac alchemical treatises (chymeia) and are primarily devoted to 'the preparation of metallic inks' (p. 304).
Original Recipe Text
The recipes are extracted from Syriac alchemical treatises (chymeia) and are primarily devoted to 'the preparation of metallic inks' (p. 304).
Evidence
"Martelli presents an edition of selected Syriac ink recipes, mainly devoted to the preparation of metallic inks."
Remarks
These treatises represent a shared lore existing between the ink making traditions of Late Christian Antiquity and the early Middle Age (p. 304).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
analytical comment
philological approach
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Colormetallic
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorEurasian Studies 19
CollectionSyriac alchemical treatises preserved in three manuscripts
Language
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