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Book SynopsisTraces 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.
Trade Review"[...] 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 19 (2021) 303–306
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction Lucia Raggetti 1 WoW! Writing on Wax in Ancient Mesopotamia and Today: Questions and Results from an Interdisciplinary Project Katja Weirauch and 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-ʿIrāqī’s ʿUyūn al-ḥaqāʾiq Lucia Raggetti Index of Manuscripts Index of Authors Index of Sources Index of Technical Terms
