| Autor: |
Rabin, Ira, Cohen, Zina, Gordon, Nehemia |
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Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies; Fall2024, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p222-242, 21p |
| Abstrakt: |
This study presents the results of the first scientific tests carried out on the inks of the 'Bologna Scroll' (Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna, Rotolo 2). Written c. 1200 in Spain or Provence, the Bologna Scroll is the oldest known surviving complete Torah scroll. Some Jewish sources require that Torah scrolls, which serve a liturgical function, be written using carbon ink to be considered valid for ritual use. The goals of this study were to determine whether multiple inks were used in the production and correction of the scroll and to identify the ink type (carbon, mixed, or iron-gall) of each of these inks. Near-infrared reflectography suggested that all inks tested—in both the original text and corrections—were iron-gall inks. A limited array of tests using X-ray fluorescence demonstrated that the main text of the scroll was originally written using at least two inks, although there is no obvious paleographical indication that more than one scribe wrote the main text. Hence, the original scribe may have switched inks at some point during the original production of the scroll. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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