اللقية المأمونية الحمراء
Maghrib
15th Century
Source: Al-Abshiti, Muhammad b. Muhammad. Zahr al-Basatin fi 'Ilm al-Mashatin (زهور البساتين في علم المشاتين).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
بلحة حمراء, ماء ليمون
Preparation Steps
The recipe for 'Ma'muni Red Coating' (اللقية المأمونية الحمراء) requires taking a red date (بلحة حمراء), peeling its red outer skin with a knife, and squeezing lemon juice (ماء ليمون) over it. This mixture is used as a red ink for writing on white paper. The text mentions that it can also be used on fruit like apples (p. 164).
Original Recipe Text
The recipe for 'Ma'muni Red Coating' (اللقية المأمونية الحمراء) requires taking a red date (بلحة حمراء), peeling its red outer skin with a knife, and squeezing lemon juice (ماء ليمون) over it. This mixture is used as a red ink for writing on white paper. The text mentions that it can also be used on fruit like apples (p. 164).
Evidence
"تأخذ بلحة [حمراء] فتجرد ما عليها من الحمرة بالسكين ، وتعصر عليها ماء ليمون ، وتكتب بها ليقة حمراء... فإذا احمرت التفاحة قلعت الليقة ، فتظهر الكتابة كما ذكرت لك"
Remarks
The process involves a light-sensitive or resist-based decorative technique. By covering certain areas with paper or wax (شمع) and exposing the rest to the sun, a color contrast is achieved. The sun turns the exposed areas red, while protected areas remain white (p. 164).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Photosensitivity testing
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Colorحمراء
RegionMaghrib
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorAl-Abshiti, Muhammad b. Muhammad. Zahr al-Basatin fi 'Ilm al-Mashatin
CollectionUnknown
Language
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