red color

Nigeria
18th Century
Source: Medieval Encounters, Volume 24, Issue 1-3, pp. 335 - 355.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

red pigment

Preparation Steps

Manuscripts from Ilorin utilize red color specifically for the vocalization of important words, particularly attributes of God and the Prophet (p. 11).

Original Recipe Text

Manuscripts from Ilorin utilize red color specifically for the vocalization of important words, particularly attributes of God and the Prophet (p. 11).

Evidence

"their use of red color in the vocalization of important words such as attributes of the Prophet and God"

Remarks

The chapter on Ilorin manuscripts highlights colorful decorations and beautiful samples of calligraphy. Some decorations show a combination of Ottoman illustrations common in the 18th-19th century influenced by European Rococo style with a fine Maghribī style (p. 11). Geometrical forms and illuminations of the Prophet’s sandals were also used as protective amulets (p. 11).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual analysis
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionNigeria
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
TitleThe Trans-Saharan Book Trade: Manuscript Culture, Arabic Literacy and Intellectual History in Muslim Africa, edited by Graziano Krätli and Ghislaine Lydon
AuthorMedieval Encounters, Volume 24, Issue 1-3, pp. 335 - 355.
CollectionIlorin
Language
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