lapis lazuli
India
16th Century
Source: Pakistan Journal of History and Civilization, vol 1 issue 3 2024
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lapis lazuli
Preparation Steps
Mineral-based pigments like lapis lazuli were reserved for headings, illuminations, and interlinear ornament in both Qur'anic manuscripts and imperial albums (p. 24).
Original Recipe Text
Mineral-based pigments like lapis lazuli were reserved for headings, illuminations, and interlinear ornament in both Qur'anic manuscripts and imperial albums (p. 24).
Evidence
"mineral-based pigments like lapis lazuli and powdered gold were reserved for headings, illuminations, and interlinear ornament."
Remarks
Used for luxury production in royal ateliers. Its application was restricted to elite manuscripts due to the high cost of the raw mineral (p. 23, 24).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionNa8[Al6Si6O24]S2
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorPakistan Journal of History and Civilization, vol 1 issue 3 2024
Collectionimperial albums (muraqqa'at)
Language
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