paper
Byzantium
14th Century
Source: Martelli, Matteo. "Late Byzantine Alchemical Recipe Books," pp. 356-360.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"put the walnuts in a vessel and [pour] the honey over them; cover with paper."
Remarks
The text mentions using paper to cover a vessel containing a dessert of green walnuts in honey (p. 360). This indicates that paper was a common enough material in 14th-century Byzantium to be used for everyday culinary storage.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositioncellulose
Analytical Techniques
Philological analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typepaper
RegionByzantium
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorMartelli, Matteo. "Late Byzantine Alchemical Recipe Books," pp. 356-360.
CollectionLate Byzantine Alchemical Recipe Books (Walnut Dessert Recipe)
Language
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