lapis blue

Egypt
14th Century
Recipe Details

Ingredients

lapis lazuli

Evidence

"Material: Paper with gold leaf, lapis blue, brown and black pigment"

Remarks

Used for the illumination of the Quran of Sitt Miska. The pigment is often associated with the 'lajvard' term in contemporary treatises (p. 79, p. 85).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionNa8[Al6Si6O24]Sn
Analytical Techniques
visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper TypePaper
ColorBlue
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionEgypt
Language
N/A
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