الزنجار واللازورد والاسفيداج والسيلقون

Syria
15th Century
Source: الزرخوني، محمد بن أبي بكر (ت 811 هـ)، زهر البساتين في علم المشاتين، تحقيق: جلال الدين، دار الكتب والوثائق القومية.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

النطرون, القلي, الشب, العفص, الزاج

Preparation Steps

Chapter 10 provides detailed procedures for the synthetic manufacturing of pigments including verdigris (Zinjar), lapis lazuli (Lazuward), lead white (Isfiday), and minium (Siliqun) from primary chemical ingredients (p. 22). The text focuses on the chemical synthesis and transformation of raw materials through reactions with substances like natron and vitriol.

Original Recipe Text

Chapter 10 provides detailed procedures for the synthetic manufacturing of pigments including verdigris (Zinjar), lapis lazuli (Lazuward), lead white (Isfiday), and minium (Siliqun) from primary chemical ingredients (p. 22). The text focuses on the chemical synthesis and transformation of raw materials through reactions with substances like natron and vitriol.

Evidence

"فصل في عمل الزنجار واللازورد والاسفيداج والسيلقون"

Remarks

The manuscript describes the preparation of these pigments as part of the specialized 'sciences of mashatin', indicating a high degree of chemical knowledge regarding mineral synthesis in the 15th-century Mamluk world (p. 22).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
دراسة محتويات الكتاب
تحليل المصطلحات العلمية
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGreen
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
Authorالزرخوني، محمد بن أبي بكر
CollectionAleppo
Language
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