gold
Istanbul
18th Century
Source: Azra Haskovic & Saida Ibragic (2022) Use of Analytical Methods in Revealing the Techniques of Ottoman Calligraphers: An Illuminated Manuscript from the Eighteenth Century, Studies in Conservation, 67:5, 313-326, DOI: 10.1080/00393630.2021.1885785
Recipe Details
Ingredients
ground gold powder, gold leaves, gum arabic, honey, saffron powder, copper silver, dry glue
Preparation Steps
Gold pigment was usually prepared by a laborious process from ground gold powder or gold leaves mixed with other ingredients such as gum arabic, honey, saffron powder, copper silver, or dry glue (Purinton and Waiters 1991; Derman 2007; Abdel-Maksoud 2011) (p. 13).
Original Recipe Text
Gold pigment was usually prepared by a laborious process from ground gold powder or gold leaves mixed with other ingredients such as gum arabic, honey, saffron powder, copper silver, or dry glue (Purinton and Waiters 1991; Derman 2007; Abdel-Maksoud 2011) (p. 13).
Evidence
"The obtained results (Figure 12) confirmed the presence of gold in the rectangular panels and illumination (31.56% and 49.71%, respectively)."
Remarks
The gilded book cover was also found to contain gold (24.96% Au) (p. 13). Gold was used to embellish the artwork and highlight its importance (p. 13).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
BinderAcacia gum
ColorGold
RegionIstanbul
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAzra Haskovic & Saida Ibragic
CollectionIstanbul
Language
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