Blue-Dyed Folio from a Manuscript of Poetry

Unknown artist

ca. 1470

ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper

Aga Khan Museum

A manuscript folio with blue paper and gold leaf, featuring rows of handwritten text in white ink. The paper is aged and has a rough, textured border. A manuscript folio with blue paper and gold leaf, featuring rows of handwritten text in white ink. The paper is aged and has a rough, textured border. Blue-Dyed Folio from a Manuscript of Poetry Accession Number: AKM257 Place: Iran Dimensions: 24 x 16.7 Date: ca. 1470 Materials and Technique: ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper Similar to the folio from the parchment "Blue Qur'an"( AKM248 ), this paper sheet is also coloured in deep indigo blue, but uses a different technique. While paper was usually coloured by immersing it in a tub of dye, such a treatment might cause dried, prepared parchment to crack or shrink. Instead, p