cinnabar
Egypt
14th Century
Source: Porter, Cheryl. "The Science of Color: Color Analysis and the Roles of Economics, Geography, and Tradition in the Artist’s Choice of Colors for Manuscript Painting." In: And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture (Eds. Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom), Yale University Press, 2011.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
cinnabar
Preparation Steps
The ink is made from the mineral cinnabar, sourced probably from Spain (p. 11).
Original Recipe Text
The ink is made from the mineral cinnabar, sourced probably from Spain (p. 11).
Evidence
"The red ink used throughout the text of Rasid 9 is made from the mineral cinnabar, the principal metal of the ore mercury, most probably from the mines of Almadén in Spain, famous for the production of cinnabar since before Roman times."
Remarks
Used for red ink throughout the text of Rasid 9.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Analytical Techniques
Raman
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorRed
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorPorter, Cheryl. "The Science of Color: Color Analysis and the Roles of Economics, Geography, and Tradition in the Artist’s Choice of Colors for Manuscript Painting." In: And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture
CollectionAlmadén, Spain
Language
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