brazilwood
Recipe Details
Ingredients
brazilwood, water, alum
Preparation Steps
Take an ounce of the best brazilwood, finely ground, then soak it in water for a night or a day, then put it in a pot of polished, clean copper, then pour over it ten rotls of water, and throw into it the weight of a dirham of finely ground alum. Boil it with a good fire until the water decreases by half and remains on the brazilwood. The sign of its readiness is that you dip a piece of wood into it and drip it on a fingernail; if it stays and does not drip, you have achieved its [description] and leave it until it cools and clarify it.
Original Recipe Text
Take an ounce of the best brazilwood, finely ground, then soak it in water for a night or a day, then put it in a pot of polished, clean copper, then pour over it ten rotls of water, and throw into it the weight of a dirham of finely ground alum. Boil it with a good fire until the water decreases by half and remains on the brazilwood. The sign of its readiness is that you dip a piece of wood into it and drip it on a fingernail; if it stays and does not drip, you have achieved its [description] and leave it until it cools and clarify it.
Evidence
"Dyes are of several types: among them is that you take an ounce of the best brazilwood $^{(3)}$, and it is of two types: a type called "Al-Sufayri" and a type called "Al-Amiri""
Remarks
Two types of brazilwood are mentioned: "Al-Sufayri" and "Al-Amiri". The test for readiness involves dripping the mixture on a fingernail to see if it stays.
Scientific Analysis
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionUnknown
Language
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