الزرنيخ الأصفر المسحوق
Tunisia
11th Century
Source: Ibn Badis, Al-Makhtutat, Vol. 17, pp. 125-144
Recipe Details
Ingredients
الزرنيخ الأصفر المسحوق, النيل, بماء الصمغ
Preparation Steps
Take the required amount of powdered yellow orpiment and add a small amount of the prepared indigo. Knead these ingredients together using gum water. The indigo should be added gradually until the desired pistachio green shade is achieved (p. 125).
Original Recipe Text
Take the required amount of powdered yellow orpiment and add a small amount of the prepared indigo. Knead these ingredients together using gum water. The indigo should be added gradually until the desired pistachio green shade is achieved (p. 125).
Evidence
"تأخذ من الزرنيخ الأصفر المسحوق مقدار الحاجة ، وتأخذ شيئا يسيرا من النيل الذي عملت ، وتعجنهما بماء الصمغ ، وتزيد من النيل بحسب المراد فنه يكون التدريج إليه"
Remarks
The recipe highlights the mixture of a mineral yellow (orpiment) with a vegetable blue (indigo) to create a green shade, specifically described as 'fustuqi' or pistachio-colored (p. 125). This method of mixing blue and yellow pigments was common in medieval Islamic manuscript production.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAs2S3
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Binderبماء الصمغ
Colorفستقي
RegionTunisia
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorIbn Badis, Al-Makhtutat, Vol. 17, pp. 125-144
CollectionIfriqiya
Language
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