gold ink
Iran
15th Century
Source: Shortle, Margaret. "Sensory Variability in Calligraphy and Paper in Early Modern Persian Book Arts."
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The ink is described as retaining the appropriate thickness or strength required for calligraphic practice as outlined in the technical literature by Bābā Shāh Iṣfahānī (p. 169).
Original Recipe Text
The ink is described as retaining the appropriate thickness or strength required for calligraphic practice as outlined in the technical literature by Bābā Shāh Iṣfahānī (p. 169).
Evidence
"It retains the appropriate thickness or strength required of good pen practice, as outlined by Bābā Shāh Iṣfahānī, and also visually matches the density of gold ink in the painted mountain."
Remarks
The gold ink is used both for text (va-lahu) and within the illustrations, such as the 'painted mountain' (p. 169). It is part of a gilded drawing where its visual density is noted to match the surrounding calligraphic elements (p. 169).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionIran
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorShortle, Margaret. "Sensory Variability in Calligraphy and Paper in Early Modern Persian Book Arts."
CollectionDivan of Ḥāfiẓ, BL Add. 7759
Language
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