artificially produced cinnabar (zunjufr masnu')

Recipe Details

Ingredients

zunjufr

Preparation Steps

The text differentiates between natural cinnabar extracted from mines (zunjufr mahluq) and artificially produced cinnabar (zunjufr masnu'), both discussed on page 195 of the source work (p. 234).

Original Recipe Text

The text differentiates between natural cinnabar extracted from mines (zunjufr mahluq) and artificially produced cinnabar (zunjufr masnu'), both discussed on page 195 of the source work (p. 234).

Evidence

"zunjufr masnu' (artificially produced cinnabar) 195"

Remarks

The technical index highlights the manufacturing of cinnabar in Islamic laboratory contexts. The distinction between 'mahluq' (mine-extracted) and 'masnu' (manufactured) indicates that synthetic mercury sulfide was a recognized material (p. 234).

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pigment
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