gold

Istanbul
17th Century
Recipe Details

Ingredients

gold

Evidence

"with the gold of the ornaments added on the minarets and domes."

Remarks

The gold ornaments are described as contributing to a rich impression of the exterior of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque), contrasting with the soft silvery grey of the stone and leaden roofs (p. 88).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionIstanbul
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
Collectionminarets and domes of the Sulflān Ahmed Cāmi‘i
Language
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