Stockholm papyrus

Caley, Earle Radcliffe. The Stockholm papyrus an English translation with brief notes. J ChemEduc 4, no. 8 (Aug 1927) 979-1002. 

From Leyden Papryus X and the Stockholm Papyrus." In The alchemy reader, ed. Stanton J. Linden, 46-49.. ... 

The Stockholm papyrus (third or fourth century A.D.) gives the following recipe for preparing verdigris for making artificial emeralds Clean a well-made sheet of Cyprian copper by means of pumice stone and water, dry, and smear it very lightly with a very little oil. Spread it... 

Caley, E. R The Stockholm papyrus. An English translation with brief... 

Berthelot notes that the artisan who used these notes while a practical worker in metals, especially the metals used by the jewelers, seemed to be a stranger to the arts of enamels and of artificial gems. It is, therefore, of great interest to discover that the Stockholm papyrus supple-... 

The notes on dyeing form an important part of the Stockholm papyrus, and furnish more specific information as to methods and materials employed than any other source of information as to the dyeing processes in use in Egypt in ancient times. 

Democritus is frequently cited by Pliny in connection with magical arts, and Democritus is a name high in authority with later alchemists. It is interesting to note that in the Stockholm papyrus, one recipe which seems to be a process for purifying copper by fusing with alum and salt is described as having been ascribed by Anaxilaus to Democritus. 

The treatise begins with a recipe for dying wool that closely resembles some in the Stockholm papyrus. 

Asem used as in the Stockholm papyrus to designate silver. 

In order to isolate indigo itself, batches of the above plant species were subjected to fermentation. The following set of instructions comes from the Papyrus Graecus Holmiensis (Stockholm Papyrus) which dates from the 3rd century AD ... 

Skilled alchemists early tried to make synthetic beryls and emeralds. In the so-called Stockholm Papyrus [15.1], descriptions are given for these syntheses. The Papyrus was found in Alexandria in the early years of the 19 century and is dated to the 3 or 4 centuries ad. Together with the so-called Leyden Papyrus, it is the only original document from this early period and of great value for the history of chemistry, especially from the beginning of alchemy. 

E. R. Caley, The Stockholm Papyrus. An English Translation with Brief Notes, Journal of Chemical Education, 1927, 4, 979-1002... 

Caley ER (1927) The Stockholm papyrus—an English translation with brief notes. J Chem Educ 4 979-1002... 

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