tutty, tutie
England
15th Century
Source: Hannah Bower, Middle English Medical Recipes and Literary Play, 1375–1500 (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
zinc oxide
Evidence
"tutty, made from zinc oxide, is a fairly common ingredient in medical recipes."
Remarks
Tutty (tutie) is identified as zinc oxide. While it could be produced from chimney char (resembling household soot), medieval writers such as Francesco Pegolotti categorized it as a spice originating from Alexandria, Egypt (p. 187). It represents the intersection of mundane domestic environment and the exotic Eastern spice trade (p. 187).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionZnO
Analytical Techniques
Textual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionEngland
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorHannah Bower, Middle English Medical Recipes and Literary Play, 1375–1500
CollectionBodL, MS Ashmole 1477
Language
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