Traces of ink : experiences of philology and replication / edited by Lucia Raggetti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raggetti, Lucia, editor.

Series:

Nuncius series ; v. 7.

Nuncius series : studies and sources in the material and visual history of science ; volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ink--History--To 1500.

Ink.

Writing materials and instruments--History--To 1500.

Writing materials and instruments.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 201 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"Traces of Ink. Experiences of Philology and Replication is a collection of original papers exploring the textual and material aspects of inks and ink-making in a number of premodern cultures (Babylonia, the Graeco-Roman world, the Syriac milieu and the Arabo-Islamic tradition). The volume proposes a fresh and interdisciplinary approach to the study of technical traditions, in which new results can be achieved thanks to the close collaboration between philologists and scientists. Replication represents a crucial meeting point between these two parties: a properly edited text informs the experts in the laboratory who, in turn, may shed light on many aspects of the text by recreating the material reality behind it. Contributors are: Miriam Blanco Cesteros, Michele Cammarosano, Claudia Colini, Vincenzo Damiani, Sara Fani, Matteo Martelli, Ira Rabin, Lucia Raggetti, and Katja Weirauch"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. WoW! Writing on Wax in Ancient Mesopotamia and Today: Questions and Results from an Interdisciplinary Project / Michele Cammarosano

2. Written in Blood? Decoding Some Red Inks of the Greek Magical Papyri / Miriam Blanco Cesteros

3. Ink in Herculaneum: A Survey of Recent Perspectives / Vincenzo Damiani

4. Material Studies of Historic Inks: Transition from Carbon to Iron-Gall Inks / Ira Rabin

5. `Alchemical' Inks in the Syriac Tradition / Matteo Martelli

6. The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making / Sara Fani

7. "I tried it and it is really good": Replicating Recipes of Arabic Black Inks / Claudia Colini

8. Ordinary Inks and Incredible Tricks in al-'Iraqi's `Uyun al-haqa'iq / Lucia Raggetti.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Traces of ink

ISBN:

9789004421110

9004421114

OCLC:

1204343025