lāzuward (Lapis Lazuli, Lazurite)
Afghanistan
13th Century
Source: MINERALS AND FOSSILS, 175-194.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lāzuward
Preparation Steps
In powder form the stone is one of the most important and most cherished pigments (true ultramarine) even today (p. 182). Ar-Rāzī describes the stone as one of four 'oily' stones which have an oily lustre or which achieve special lustre when rubbed with oil (p. 182).
Original Recipe Text
In powder form the stone is one of the most important and most cherished pigments (true ultramarine) even today (p. 182). Ar-Rāzī describes the stone as one of four 'oily' stones which have an oily lustre or which achieve special lustre when rubbed with oil (p. 182).
Evidence
"the stone is one of the most important and most cherished pigments (true ultramarine) even today."
Remarks
Sample Inventory No. K 3.29. Dimensions are 53 x 30 mm, weight 42 g. According to ar-Rāzī, there is only one variety of lazurite. It is dark blue with a little red and has shining gold-coloured eyes. Among the deposit sites, al-Bī rū nī mentions a mine in the vicinity of the mountain Bī™a‰¬ in Bada¿·®n.
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection
Physical measurement
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Binderoil
ColorBlue
RegionAfghanistan
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
TitleUntitled
AuthorMINERALS AND FOSSILS, 175-194.
CollectionBada¿·®n, in the extreme north−east of Afghanistan
Language
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