vnslekked lyme
England
15th Century
Source: Bahr, Arthur, and Alexandra Gillespie. 'Middle English Medical Recipes and Literary Play.' In The Idea of the Remedy Collection, 108-127.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
vnslekked lyme
Preparation Steps
Used as a reactive ingredient in a hair removal recipe alongside orpiment and water: 'Anoþer tak þe askes of holmen barkes and vnslekked lyne orpyment and welle water and do þer on' (p. 124). It is also used in a stamped mixture including 'amtys eroun' and 'blode of a remows' (p. 124).
Original Recipe Text
Used as a reactive ingredient in a hair removal recipe alongside orpiment and water: 'Anoþer tak þe askes of holmen barkes and vnslekked lyne orpyment and welle water and do þer on' (p. 124). It is also used in a stamped mixture including 'amtys eroun' and 'blode of a remows' (p. 124).
Evidence
"vnslekked lyne orpyment and welle water and do þer on"
Remarks
The text identifies 'vnslekked lyne' (glossed as 'vnslekked lyme') as 'unslaked lime, calcium oxide' (p. 126). This material was part of a series of depilatory recipes where 'dilation is integral to medieval acts of interpretation and creation' (p. 126).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositioncalcium oxide
Analytical Techniques
codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionEngland
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorBahr, Arthur, and Alexandra Gillespie. 'Middle English Medical Recipes and Literary Play.' In The Idea of the Remedy Collection, 108-127.
CollectionYork Minster, MS XVI.E.32
Language
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