powdered gold
India
16th Century
Source: Pakistan Journal of History and Civilization, vol 1 issue 3 2024
Recipe Details
Ingredients
powdered gold, metallic powders
Preparation Steps
Reserved for headings, illuminations, and interlinear ornament. The controlled mixture of metallic powders ensured brilliance without flaking, demanding mastery in chemistry as much as penmanship (p. 24).
Original Recipe Text
Reserved for headings, illuminations, and interlinear ornament. The controlled mixture of metallic powders ensured brilliance without flaking, demanding mastery in chemistry as much as penmanship (p. 24).
Evidence
"mineral-based pigments like lapis lazuli and powdered gold were reserved for headings, illuminations, and interlinear ornament. The controlled mixture of metallic powders ensured brilliance without flaking..."
Remarks
Gold was used both as a powdered pigment and as gold leaf. Illuminators gilded margins in Mughal ateliers to frame calligraphy panels, reflecting royal taste (p. 23, 24).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
Visual inspection
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorPakistan Journal of History and Civilization, vol 1 issue 3 2024
Collectionroyal kitābkhānas
Language
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