Lapis Lazuli Liyya
Recipe Details
Ingredients
old lapis lazuli, water, honey water, gum, fish glue
Preparation Steps
Take good, old lapis lazuli. Grind it with water on a slab. Then collect it in a glass vessel and pour honey water over it. Then leave it for an hour or two until the lapis lazuli settles at the bottom of the vessel. Then strain the water from it and pour fresh honey water over it. Stir it and leave it for an hour until it settles, then strain that water. Do this three times until no sediment remains except the pure [pigment]. Use the gum according to what was mentioned before, or with fish glue.
Original Recipe Text
Take good, old lapis lazuli. Grind it with water on a slab. Then collect it in a glass vessel and pour honey water over it. Then leave it for an hour or two until the lapis lazuli settles at the bottom of the vessel. Then strain the water from it and pour fresh honey water over it. Stir it and leave it for an hour until it settles, then strain that water. Do this three times until no sediment remains except the pure [pigment]. Use the gum according to what was mentioned before, or with fish glue.
Remarks
This recipe produces a blue ink from lapis lazuli. Honey water is used in the process.
Scientific Analysis
Instrumentally Verified
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Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlue
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionUnknown
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