cinnabar

Shiraz
15th Century
Recipe Details

Ingredients

cinnabar

Preparation Steps

Cinnabar was identified as being used not only for painting details but also for red ink writing within the manuscript (p. 146).

Original Recipe Text

Cinnabar was identified as being used not only for painting details but also for red ink writing within the manuscript (p. 146).

Evidence

"a case of writing in red ink (Fig. 5-53)."

Remarks

The use of cinnabar as an ink is noted specifically alongside its use in clothing and architectural painting (p. 146).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Analytical Techniques
Visual
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorRed
RegionShiraz
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionAKM 6
Language
N/A
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