الزنجفر والراسخت والمرتك والسيلقون
Morocco
16th Century
Source: Al-Mahdi Al-Rawadia, "Sina'at al-hibr wa-al-madad wa-al-asbagh fi al-turath al-'Arabi wa-al-Islami", Majallat Ma'had al-Makhtutat al-Arabiyya, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2023.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Ahmad b. Awad al-Maghribi (d. 1597 AD) provides technical explanations for preparing core pigment materials including cinnabar (al-zunjufr), iron dross or burnt copper (al-rasakht), litharge (al-murtak), and realgar or orpiment (al-siliqun) (p. 133).
Original Recipe Text
Ahmad b. Awad al-Maghribi (d. 1597 AD) provides technical explanations for preparing core pigment materials including cinnabar (al-zunjufr), iron dross or burnt copper (al-rasakht), litharge (al-murtak), and realgar or orpiment (al-siliqun) (p. 133).
Evidence
"وشرح كيفية إعداد المواد الأساسية الداخلة في تركيبها كالزنجار والزنجفر والراسخت والمرتك والسيلقون"
Remarks
The text 'Qatf al-Azhar' includes numerous recipes for ink in different colors and for various applications, accompanied by instructions on material synthesis (p. 133).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colorvarious
RegionMorocco
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorAl-Mahdi Al-Rawadia, "Sina'at al-hibr wa-al-madad wa-al-asbagh fi al-turath al-'Arabi wa-al-Islami", Majallat Ma'had al-Makhtutat al-Arabiyya, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2023.
Collectionالمغربي
Language
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