whyte of an Egg
England
15th Century
Source: PhD Thesis, Chapter: Temporal Wonders
Recipe Details
Ingredients
wylde tansye, whyte of an Egg, hotte whyte wyne
Preparation Steps
Tak wylde tansye and stampe it well and mengle þe iuse with þe whyte of an <Eyren> ^Egg^ and laye it to the Eyes evine and mornyngs and wasshe þe Eyes with hotte whyte wyne (p. 198)
Original Recipe Text
Tak wylde tansye and stampe it well and mengle þe iuse with þe whyte of an <Eyren> ^Egg^ and laye it to the Eyes evine and mornyngs and wasshe þe Eyes with hotte whyte wyne (p. 198)
Evidence
"mengle þe iuse with þe whyte of an <Eyren> ^Egg^"
Remarks
The entry details the use of egg white (glair) as a binder for a botanical mixture. The text specifically discusses a scribal correction from the archaic 'eyren' to 'egg', which reflects late 15th-century linguistic shifts (p. 198).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Binderwhyte of an Egg
RegionEngland
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
TitleTemporal Wonders
AuthorPhD Thesis, Chapter: Temporal Wonders
CollectionBodL, MS Radcliffe Trust e. 10, f. 8v
Language
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