monastic yellow orpiment, indigo

Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

Take the best "monastic" yellow orpiment and grind it on a slab very finely. Add indigo to it and it will turn green. If you want it to be pistachio-colored, do not increase the indigo. If you want it "Marsini" (myrtle-colored) or "Zinjari" (verdigris-colored), increase the indigo and filter it, then place it in a vessel and write with it.

Original Recipe Text

Take the best "monastic" yellow orpiment and grind it on a slab very finely. Add indigo to it and it will turn green. If you want it to be pistachio-colored, do not increase the indigo. If you want it "Marsini" (myrtle-colored) or "Zinjari" (verdigris-colored), increase the indigo and filter it, then place it in a vessel and write with it.

Remarks

The color can be adjusted from green to pistachio, myrtle, or verdigris colors by varying the amount of indigo.

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