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In addition to the above examples there are at least four or more recipes given by the author in his publication. Which are not discussed here. However, golden and silver inks were commonly used by the Jain scribes in decorating their holy books and writing of the texts.
Red pigment:
Medieval Sanskrit texts describe various shades of red. Natural red stones, red clays and red limes contain oxide of iron. Painters therefore select such clays or stones in which there is sufficient quantity of iron oxide. By and large there are three to four varieties of reds used in painting and writing : Red ochre, Geru, is widly used in ancient works as its shade is light and warm. This colour, was however not used by the painters in Western India. As per Silparatna. red ochre was levigated on stone for one complete day and then pure colour was obtained by frequent washing.
Red lead Sindur, was predominantly used in the paper period in Rajasthan and Gujarat. This colour was prepared by roasting white lead in open air till it attained a deep colour. Vermilion is a form of crude cinnabar and is called Hinglo, or Hingola, amongst the painters, It is bright red in colour and is used predominantly in the Jain paintings and pothis19 for border decoration and backgorund colour. In, making this pigment,
18. Moti Chandra: Ob-cit P.78.
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