Azure

Ingredients

azure stone, Arabic gum, water

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

To make the azure color, first the azure stone is thoroughly rinsed and finely grinded, in a way that it turns very soft and round, and again it is rinsed to be clean more. Then, Arabic gum is added to be formed as dough. After gum adjustment, water is added to it drop by drop until the desired concentration is attained and it is ready to use. If excessive water is poured, the stone loses its physical property and becomes a mental color (p. 12).

Evidence

"The result of this study was the extraction, preparation and remaking of seven main mineral colors in Persian painting."

Remarks

Azure as a blue ore is used as a gem in jewelry due to its hardness and special blue color. It is used in the paint industry, especially painting, murals, tile, glazed ceramic and fiber dying (p. 12). The author notes the main mines reside in the mountains of Kashan, Natanz, Ghamsar, and Badakhshan (p. 12).