ورق الذهب
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Al-Jabarti, Abd al-Rahman. Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa-al-Akhbar. Cairo, 18th-19th Century.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
الذهب
Preparation Steps
The text provides no specific manufacturing recipe but mentions the liquidation of 'gold leaf' (waraq al-dhahab) from the treasuries and personal properties of Ottoman Beys to cover debts or costs (p. 238).
Original Recipe Text
The text provides no specific manufacturing recipe but mentions the liquidation of 'gold leaf' (waraq al-dhahab) from the treasuries and personal properties of Ottoman Beys to cover debts or costs (p. 238).
Evidence
"فباعوا من ورق الذهب والفضة"
Remarks
Gold leaf is cited as a high-value material stored in sheets (waraq) within the private caches of political figures such as Muhammad Bey and Ahmad Efendi during the 1140s AH in Cairo. (p. 238)
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
معاينة بصرية
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colorالذهب
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAl-Jabarti, Abd al-Rahman. Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa-al-Akhbar. Cairo, 18th-19th Century.
Collectionمصر
Language
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