malachite, vermilion, cinnabar
Persia
15th Century
Source: Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes, and David J. Roxburgh, "Sayyid Yusuf’s 1433 Pilgrimage Scroll (Ziyārātnāma)", Muqarnas, Vol. 33 (2016), pp. 404-407.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
malachite, vermilion, cinnabar
Preparation Steps
The analysis of the 1433 scroll's palette is supported by historical sources and comparative analytical studies. Note 69 refers to a mid-fifteenth century source mentioning the acquisition of malachite, while Note 70 cites standard literature on the red pigments vermilion and cinnabar (p. 405). The use of XRF (Note 67) suggests an elemental identification of these mineral colorants.
Original Recipe Text
The analysis of the 1433 scroll's palette is supported by historical sources and comparative analytical studies. Note 69 refers to a mid-fifteenth century source mentioning the acquisition of malachite, while Note 70 cites standard literature on the red pigments vermilion and cinnabar (p. 405). The use of XRF (Note 67) suggests an elemental identification of these mineral colorants.
Evidence
"The technique used a handheld XRF Olympus Innov-X Delta Premium with a 4W, 40kV Rh anode X-ray tube."
Remarks
The analytical methodology described in footnote 67 was applied to the Sayyid Yusuf scroll dated 1433. The bibliography associated with this analysis (Notes 68-74) focuses on the identification of green pigments (malachite) and red pigments (vermilion/cinnabar) and references the use of Raman spectroscopy in similar contexts of Persian manuscript illumination (p. 405).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGreen
RegionPersia
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorMounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes, and David J. Roxburgh, "Sayyid Yusuf’s 1433 Pilgrimage Scroll
CollectionUnknown
Language
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