white vitriol
Macedonia
Source: Lucia Raggetti, "The Treasure of Alexander – Stories of Discovery and Authorship", in Manuscripts and Archives, pp. 308-314.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
white vitriol, copper
Preparation Steps
Described in the second section of the Table of Contents: 'Way to purify white vitriol – White vitriol as elixir to change the appearance of copper into that of gold' (p. 312).
Original Recipe Text
Described in the second section of the Table of Contents: 'Way to purify white vitriol – White vitriol as elixir to change the appearance of copper into that of gold' (p. 312).
Evidence
"White vitriol as elixir to change the appearance of copper into that of gold"
Remarks
This pigment/elixir is part of the alchemical craft (Second Section) described in the Treasure of Alexander (p. 312). It focuses on the transmutation of visual properties to simulate precious metals.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionZnSO4·7H2O or FeSO4·7H2O
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionMacedonia
Source Information
AuthorLucia Raggetti, "The Treasure of Alexander – Stories of Discovery and Authorship", in Manuscripts and Archives, pp. 308-314.
CollectionTreasure of Alexander manuscript contents
Language
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