Islamic Ink Atlas

Explore the rich history of ink and pigment production across the Islamic world. A research portal for historical recipes, metadata, and visualizations.

800 AD1900 AD

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Production Centers

Cairo, Baghdad, Granada...

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Our platform provides powerful tools to browse, search, and visualize historical recipe data, enabling new insights into the science and art of Islamic craft.

Database Browser
Filter and sort through thousands of recipes.

Use advanced filters for year, region, pigment type, and more to navigate our extensive collection of transcribed recipes.

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Map & Timeline
Visualize the spread of knowledge.

Track the diffusion of ingredients and techniques across centuries with our interactive map and timeline visualization tools.

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AI Research Tools
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Leverage NLP to identify recipes from keywords and find similar recipes based on ingredient and preparation similarities.

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Featured Recipe

A glimpse into the detailed information available for each entry in our atlas.

Lapis Lazuli Pigment
Source: Kitāb al-Fihrist, 10th Century

A foundational recipe for creating the prized ultramarine blue from raw Lapis Lazuli stone, involving careful grinding, washing, and extraction processes.

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