cinnabar
Recipe Details
Ingredients
cinnabar, white lead, water, salt
Preparation Steps
Grind cinnabar with water and salt (which will turn it black), then add white lead. Grind, let settle, and pour off the water until it clears. Avoid mixing cinnabar and vitriol because the salt spoils it.
Original Recipe Text
Grind cinnabar with water and salt (which will turn it black), then add white lead. Grind, let settle, and pour off the water until it clears. Avoid mixing cinnabar and vitriol because the salt spoils it.
Remarks
This describes a method to make rose color, and warns against mixing cinnabar and vitriol.
Scientific Analysis
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorPink
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionUnknown
Language
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