various types of inks
Arabic
11th Century
Source: Leicester, H. M. (1963). Review of Mediaeval Arabic Bookmaking and Its Relation to Early Chemistry and Pharmacology by Martin Levey. Technology and Culture, 4(3), 343-344.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The manuscript of ibn Badis (c. 1025) provides detailed instructions on the preparation of various types of inks used by Arabic bookmakers. These recipes involve materials that were concurrently utilized in alchemical and pharmacological practices of the period (p. 343-344).
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript of ibn Badis (c. 1025) provides detailed instructions on the preparation of various types of inks used by Arabic bookmakers. These recipes involve materials that were concurrently utilized in alchemical and pharmacological practices of the period (p. 343-344).
Evidence
"This book consists chiefly of a translation of an Arabic manuscript by ibn Badis of about 1025 which describes the preparation of the various types of inks, paper, pens, and other materials used by the Arabs in preparing their books."
Remarks
Levey identifies the substances mentioned in the text by tracing their names from Sumerian through ancient languages using comparative philology (p. 344). The review notes that many materials used in ink production were shared with alchemists and physicians, and much of this technology was inherited from early Mesopotamian civilizations (p. 344).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
tracing names through ancient languages
comparative philology
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Binderglues
RegionArabic
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorLeicester, H. M.
CollectionArabic manuscript by ibn Badis
Language
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