azurite with malachite

Iran
15th Century
Source: Dissertation on 15th-century Persian manuscripts and color materials.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

azurite, malachite

Preparation Steps

A green color produced by combining the blue copper carbonate azurite with the green copper carbonate malachite (p. 316).

Original Recipe Text

A green color produced by combining the blue copper carbonate azurite with the green copper carbonate malachite (p. 316).

Evidence

"In same manuscript in folios 63, 64, and 92 a colour combining azurite with malachite is used for green."

Remarks

The XRF comparison showed that the copper peak for the mixture (azurite + malachite) was much more intense than that of the copper-based green used alone for the horse barding on folio 64 (p. 317).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionCu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (azurite) + Cu2CO3(OH)2 (malachite)
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGreen
RegionIran
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorDissertation on 15th-century Persian manuscripts and color materials.
Collectionmanuscript AKM 6 (folios 63, 64, and 92)
Language
N/A
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