الزنجفر
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
زئبق, كبريت
Preparation Steps
The synthesis of Cinnabar/Vermillion (Zinjafar) is described as cooking elemental mercury (Zi'baq) with sulfur (Kibrit) inside a tightly sealed flask (Qar'a) (p. 24). This process likely refers to dry-process synthesis via sublimation.
Original Recipe Text
The synthesis of Cinnabar/Vermillion (Zinjafar) is described as cooking elemental mercury (Zi'baq) with sulfur (Kibrit) inside a tightly sealed flask (Qar'a) (p. 24). This process likely refers to dry-process synthesis via sublimation.
Evidence
"أنه يتم تحضيره بطبخ الزئبق مع الكبريت بعد إحكام غلق القرعة"
Remarks
The term 'Zinjafriyya' is also used to refer to the specific glass or reaction vessel used in this chemical preparation (p. 24).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Analytical Techniques
تحقيق النصوص
تحليل المصطلحات العلمية
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionSyria
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
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