Traces of Ink

Experiences of Philology and Replication

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-02-25
Mått155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt488 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNuncius Series
Antal sidor202
FörlagBrill
MedarbetareRaggetti,Lucia
ISBN9789004421110

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Lucia Raggetti is an Assistant Professor for the History of Ancient Sciences at the University of Bologna. After receiving her PhD in Arabo-Islamic studies in Naples, she held a DAAD Fellowship in Hamburg and then worked as research assistant at the Freie Unversität Berlin, in the research group on Wissensgeschichte (History of Knowledge). Her main research interests are Arabic philology and the history of natural sciences and medicine in the Arabo-Islamic milieu, on which she has published a variety of articles. She is author of ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī’s Book on the Useful Properties of Animal Parts: Edition, Translation and Study of a Fluid Tradition (de Gruyter, 2018).

AcknowledgementsList of FiguresNotes on ContributorsIntroductionLucia Raggetti1 WoW! Writing on Wax in Ancient Mesopotamia and Today: Questions and Results from an Interdisciplinary ProjectKatja Weirauch and Michele Cammarosano2 Written in Blood? Decoding Some Red Inks of the Greek Magical PapyriMiriam Blanco Cesteros3 Ink in Herculaneum: A Survey of Recent PerspectivesVincenzo Damiani4 Material Studies of Historic Inks: Transition from Carbon to Iron-Gall InksIra Rabin5 ‘Alchemical’ Inks in the Syriac TraditionMatteo Martelli6 The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink MakingSara Fani7 “I tried it and it is really good” Replicating Recipes of Arabic Black InksClaudia Colini8 Ordinary Inks and Incredible Tricks in al-ʿIrāqī’s ʿUyūn al-ḥaqāʾiqLucia RaggettiIndex of ManuscriptsIndex of AuthorsIndex of SourcesIndex of Technical Terms

"[...] one of the merits of the book probably lies in addressing the complexity of a subfield of book studies that was traditionally overlooked.[...] The second merit of this work is the attempt to propose an interdisciplinary approach to face these challenges and do justice to the complexity that is emerging." – Luca Berardi, Università di Napoli "L'Orientale", in: EURASIAN Studies, 2021, Vol. 19: pp. 303–06."Such a comprehensive and original volume focusing on ancient inks and ink-making technologies – and particularly on a series of ancient Arabo Islamic treatises on ink-making, which are currently under-represented in the scholarly discussion and were lacking a critical edition – was needed." – Alessia Colombo, in: The Classical Review, 2022, 72.2: pp. 673–675.