black ink

India
19th Century
Source: Shelfmark: Wellcome Islamic Calligraphy 46
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The substrate is a complex composite background made of buff paper strips and green paper strips bearing floral ornaments (p. 98).

Original Recipe Text

The substrate is a complex composite background made of buff paper strips and green paper strips bearing floral ornaments (p. 98).

Evidence

"Text (in nasta‘līq) is written in black ink on a composite background, which consists of buff paper and strips of green paper with floral ornament."

Remarks

The whole item is possibly reassembled from older, partly damaged pieces (p. 98). This reflects a conservation or recycling practice in manuscript production.

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typecomposite background, which consists of buff paper and strips of green paper with floral ornament
ColorGreen
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorShelfmark: Wellcome Islamic Calligraphy 46
CollectionIndian
Language
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