الذهب المحلول
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Al-Jabarti, 'Abd al-Rahman. Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa-al-Akhbar. Cairo, 18th Century.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
الذهب المحلول
Preparation Steps
The text describes the decoration of a palace near Birkat al-Azbakiyya (p. 325). The technique involved 'engraving with dissolved gold' (الذهب المحلول), which in the 18th-century context typically refers to shell gold (gold powder suspended in a binder such as gum arabic) applied with a brush for architectural detailing or manuscript illumination.
Original Recipe Text
The text describes the decoration of a palace near Birkat al-Azbakiyya (p. 325). The technique involved 'engraving with dissolved gold' (الذهب المحلول), which in the 18th-century context typically refers to shell gold (gold powder suspended in a binder such as gum arabic) applied with a brush for architectural detailing or manuscript illumination.
Evidence
"منقوشة بالذهب المحلول واللازورد"
Remarks
This pigment was used in conjunction with lapis lazuli for the decoration of high ceilings and domes within the residence of Radwan Katkhuda al-Jalfi. The use of 'dissolved gold' signifies a high-status application involving the processing of gold leaf into a liquid medium (p. 325).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colorذهبي
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAl-Jabarti, 'Abd al-Rahman. Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa-al-Akhbar. Cairo, 18th Century.
Collectionبركة الأزبكية ، القاهرة
Language
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