gold ink
India
16th Century
Source: Shelfmark: Wellcome Islamic Calligraphy 40
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The calligraphy is executed in a metallic gold-based ink (p. 89). No specific recipe is provided, but it is applied to brown paper. The text is signed 'Mīr ‘Alī', suggesting a Persianate calligraphic tradition (p. 89).
Original Recipe Text
The calligraphy is executed in a metallic gold-based ink (p. 89). No specific recipe is provided, but it is applied to brown paper. The text is signed 'Mīr ‘Alī', suggesting a Persianate calligraphic tradition (p. 89).
Evidence
"Text (in nasta‘līq) is written in gold ink on brown paper."
Remarks
This example of 16th-century calligraphy uses gold ink for the main body of the poem. The mount comprises buff paper with a minute gold rule (p. 89).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Paper Typebrown paper
ColorGold
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorShelfmark: Wellcome Islamic Calligraphy 40
CollectionIndian or Iranian
Language
N/A
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