Inks of papyrus, inks for papyrus: recipes from the Arabic world

The term «papyrus» appears in ink recipes from the Arabic world as either a writing support or a material to be recycled into charcoal. This paper offers an overview of ink recipes, their context and transmission in order to evaluate the mention of «papyrus». The types of ink identified as those prepared for papyrus will also be compared to the types prepared for paper and parchment.

纸莎草纸（papyrus）这一术语在阿拉伯世界的墨方记载中，既可指代书写载体，亦可指代可被回收炼制炭素的原料。本文对各类墨方及其相关背景与传承脉络进行综述，以此研判文献中对纸莎草纸的提及情况。经认定为专为纸莎草纸配制的墨剂品类，亦将与专为纸张及羊皮纸（parchment）配制的墨剂品类展开对比分析。