verdigris
Egypt
15th Century
Source: Sijpesteijn, P. (2022). Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts: A Living Tradition. In: Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context, 88-101.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Listed as one of the substances with production instructions at the end of the pseudo-al-Suyūṭī recension of the Kitāb al-Raḥma fī al-ṭibb wa-l-ḥikma (p. 90).
Original Recipe Text
Listed as one of the substances with production instructions at the end of the pseudo-al-Suyūṭī recension of the Kitāb al-Raḥma fī al-ṭibb wa-l-ḥikma (p. 90).
Evidence
"instructions on how to produce certain substances that are used in magical recipes, such as... verdigris"
Remarks
Verdigris is mentioned alongside gold extraction and kohl production as part of the alchemical/magical expansions of the text (p. 90).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionCu(CH3COO)2·[Cu(OH)2]3·nH2O
Analytical Techniques
textual analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorSijpesteijn, P.
Collectional-Suyūṭī’s Raḥma
Language
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