Iron gall ink
See UH0022
Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/204
Preferred label
iron gall ink
Alternative label
Scope note
Ink made with a combination of oak galls (round balls produced when insects lay eggs in an oak tree) and iron (II) sulfate, and a binder such as gum arabic.
Top concept
materials
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/606
Broader/Parent concept
ink
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/195
Related concept
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300081023
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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