golden book
Macedonia
Source: Lucia Raggetti, "The Treasure of Alexander – Stories of Discovery and Authorship", in Manuscripts and Archives, pp. 308-314.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
gold
Preparation Steps
The manuscript describes the preparation of various alchemical waters used in the coloration of metals and materials. Specific recipes mentioned in the Table of Contents (p. 312) include the 'Preparation of the first water called ṣābiyūn', 'the second water called qūriyāl', 'the third water called ra’rāšiyūs', and 'the fourth water called ṭarīrās'. These waters were intended to provide a gold-like appearance to other materials.
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript describes the preparation of various alchemical waters used in the coloration of metals and materials. Specific recipes mentioned in the Table of Contents (p. 312) include the 'Preparation of the first water called ṣābiyūn', 'the second water called qūriyāl', 'the third water called ra’rāšiyūs', and 'the fourth water called ṭarīrās'. These waters were intended to provide a gold-like appearance to other materials.
Evidence
"the golden book entitled The Treasure of Alexander, and this is the end of what was in the golden book placed in the golden chest"
Remarks
The 'golden book' (al-kitāb al-dhahabī) is part of a pseudo-epigraphical discovery story involving Alexander the Great and Hermes the Great. The text was allegedly deposited in the abysses of the sea before being recovered by the sage Apollonius of Tyana (p. 309). The work is presented as a repository of noble sciences for alchemical manipulation of materials (p. 309).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorGold
RegionMacedonia
Source Information
AuthorLucia Raggetti, "The Treasure of Alexander – Stories of Discovery and Authorship", in Manuscripts and Archives, pp. 308-314.
Collectionfound in the golden chest
Language
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