Copper green

Ingredients

copper green

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Indian painters utilized copper green and a combination of indigo + orpiment for green tones. Copper green was more common until the late 14th century (p. 254).

Evidence

"For example, the “painter 9B” wherever he/she has used copper green the paper has been corroded, so it can be concluded that this painter did not combine copper green with saffron to prevent the paper from corroding by copper."

Remarks

Painter 9B, associated with Shāhnāma manuscript Persian 9 (mid-15th century), used copper green which caused significant paper corrosion (p. 254).