dark red anemone

Maghreb
13th Century
Source: Sara Fani, "Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making", (2023).
Recipe Details

Ingredients

dark red anemone

Preparation Steps

The anemones are gathered and placed in a sealed bottle, then buried in manure (dung) to undergo a process of decomposition or liquefaction until they turn into a liquid state suitable for writing (p. 128-129).

Original Recipe Text

The anemones are gathered and placed in a sealed bottle, then buried in manure (dung) to undergo a process of decomposition or liquefaction until they turn into a liquid state suitable for writing (p. 128-129).

Evidence

"Take the amount you want of dark red anemone as it was mentioned and named above"

Remarks

The text equates various terms for the burial medium (dung), emphasizing its role as a heat source for the transformation of the organic pigment (p. 128).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionMaghreb
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, "Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making",
CollectionBaghdad
Language
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