red; blue
Turkey
18th Century
Source: Jan Schmidt. Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections in the Netherlands. Vol. III. Leiden: Brill, 2012.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The manuscript uses colorants for structural differentiation of the text. Red is employed for 'headings, rubrics, [and] Turkish examples' (p. 159). Blue is utilized specifically for 'some headings and Arabic sample texts' (p. 159). The manuscript is an undated copy of a Turkish grammar, earlier belonging to Jan Jacob Schultens (1716–1778).
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript uses colorants for structural differentiation of the text. Red is employed for 'headings, rubrics, [and] Turkish examples' (p. 159). Blue is utilized specifically for 'some headings and Arabic sample texts' (p. 159). The manuscript is an undated copy of a Turkish grammar, earlier belonging to Jan Jacob Schultens (1716–1778).
Evidence
"headings, rubrics, Turkish examples in red; some headings and Arabic sample texts in blue"
Remarks
The description highlights the typical Ottoman use of red ink for rubrics and organizational features, with the rarer addition of blue for specific Arabic segments (p. 159).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
TitleUntitled
AuthorJan Schmidt. Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections in the Netherlands. Vol. III. Leiden: Brill, 2012.
CollectionMS Acad. 60
Language
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