'grape-vine clay' (tin karmi)
Recipe Details
Ingredients
tin karmi
Preparation Steps
A specialized material known as 'grape-vine clay' (tin karmi), which is identified as a black form of aluminium oxide, specifically associated with Seleucia (p. 233).
Original Recipe Text
A specialized material known as 'grape-vine clay' (tin karmi), which is identified as a black form of aluminium oxide, specifically associated with Seleucia (p. 233).
Evidence
""grape-vine clay" (tin karmi), aluminium oxide 205"
Remarks
This entry in the technical terms index (p. 227) distinguishes 'tin karmi' from other clays, providing a chemical composition of aluminium oxide. Page 233 further specifies it as 'black aluminium oxide from Seleucia.' This suggests its use as a dark pigment or specialized preparation in Islamic chemical practice.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositionblack aluminium oxide
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
Collectiontin karmi
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