croco
Europe
9th Century
Source: Claire Burridge, "Incense in medicine", Early Medieval Europe 2020 28 (2), 239–255.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
cozumbrio, storace, confiti, thus, mirra, mastice, spica, croco, aloa, cafora, musco, ambar
Preparation Steps
The recipe 'Confectio timiame' from manuscript Csg. 44 lists ingredients in the following order: cozumbrio, storace, confiti, thus, mirra, mastice, spica, croco, aloa, cafora, musco, and ambar (p. 255).
Original Recipe Text
The recipe 'Confectio timiame' from manuscript Csg. 44 lists ingredients in the following order: cozumbrio, storace, confiti, thus, mirra, mastice, spica, croco, aloa, cafora, musco, and ambar (p. 255).
Evidence
"Recipe title Confectio timiame ... Ingredients ... mastice ... croco"
Remarks
The recipe found on page 247 of manuscript Csg. 44 (transcribed in Appendix 2, p. 255) includes saffron (croco) and mastic (mastice). Mastic and aloe (aloa) are noted as common resinous binders and additives in various medieval mixtures. The manuscript is a composite of northern Italian origin (p. 249).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
BinderMastic resin
RegionEurope
Approx. Year850
Source Information
TitleIncense in medicine
AuthorClaire Burridge, "Incense in medicine", Early Medieval Europe 2020 28
Collectionnorthern Italy (probable)
Language
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