emachite
England
15th Century
Recipe Details
Ingredients
sarcacol, mastike, encense, sandragon, emachite, sangrinary, sheppardis purse, planteyn
Preparation Steps
The recipe for treating eye infections or ruptures specifies: 'Take sarcacol, mastike, encense, sandragon, emachite. And tempere hem with sangrinary at is clepid sheppardis purse, or planteyn.' (p. 9). The ingredients are ground and tempered to create a topical application.
Original Recipe Text
The recipe for treating eye infections or ruptures specifies: 'Take sarcacol, mastike, encense, sandragon, emachite. And tempere hem with sangrinary at is clepid sheppardis purse, or planteyn.' (p. 9). The ingredients are ground and tempered to create a topical application.
Evidence
"Take sarcacol, mastike, encense, sandragon, emachite. And tempere hem with sangrinary þat is clepid sheppardis purse, or planteyn."
Remarks
'Emachite' is the Middle English term for hematite, a mineral pigment. Its use in this context is medicinal, reflecting the broader medieval use of mineral-based colorants in topical treatments (p. 9). The text highlights the piecemeal process of extraction from theoretical treatises like Gilbert the Englishman’s Compendium medicinae into practical collections (p. 8).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionFe2O3
Analytical Techniques
close reading
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Bindersangrinary
ColorRed
RegionEngland
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionEnglish translation of Gilbert the Englishman’s Compendium medicinae
Language
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