Cubebs (as part of a recipe for fertility) (not a pigment – as far as I know, might be)
They taste lovely!
Has anyone ever tried these? I’d like to cook a whole medieval dinner based on miniature painting at some point! Like Heston Blumenthal did with the Vivendier but with eastern dishes. With this as a possible addition
From the inimitable Notting Hill Spice Shop
(Also, I have to use these up now – sitting at the back of the kitchen cupboard and now expired / am sure is fine)
So wonderful to demonstrate miniature painting tonight with @schooloftraditionalarts to people from all around the world! (Who were awake at that time!)
Here’s a pic of rocks/not rocks or camels/not camels (was a close up onscreen) – rendering pardakht in progress
Really enjoyed it and loved the questions – since was only an hour couldn’t get to all, but you can ask on http://www.miniaturepaintingforum.com and I will reply shortly
Also, I wonder if it really was anyone’s birthday…
Zal grew up! He got married to Rudabeh and when she was in labour, there was a critical juncture when she thought she and her baby wouldn’t make it. Anyone who’s been through childbirth can attest to this fleeting moment when this possibility crosses your mind for an instant. Luckily for us, we have surgeons. Luckily for her, Zal had a phoenix at his beck and call and she told him to run a feather across the belly of his wife like a knife. Thus the baby was born – by Caesarean section.
This baby went on to be one of the greatest heroes of all time, a pivotal figure in the Shahnameh (Persian Book of Kings) and a legend whose life spanned centuries. His name was Rostam.