Manuscript inks

This article explores the inks used to write three recipes for the production of ink found in the Cod. Jur. gr. 12, as well as the inks utilized to rewrite faded words on folios 7v and 111r, and notes on f. 325v of the same codex. The texts of the recipes were analyzed to determine the ink type described in each recipe. Microscopic multispectral imaging was employed to examine the inks in which these texts were written, providing valuable insights into their optical properties and allowing for an assessment of the inks used across the different texts. Additionally, computational statistical techniques were applied to infrared images of the inks, yielding information about their material properties and assisting in the recognition of the inks used in the texts studied. The combination of these two techniques reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates advanced imaging technologies, spectral analysis, and data processing. This methodology produced valuable qualitative and quantitative results regarding the similarities and differences among the examined inks.

Subject: Scripta

Keywords: Manuscript inks black-brown inks assessment of different types of inks multispectral imaging computational techniques co-occurrence matrices