sofran (saffron)
Romania
18th Century
Source: Ursescu, M. and Ciovica, S. (2009). Romanian handbooks on manuscript illumination in the 18th century. In: Sources and serendipity : testimonies of artists' practice.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
sofran, saffron
Evidence
"Major elements in the transit trade of oriental goods included comid (gum arabic, from the Greek Kommi) and spices such as sofran (saffron) (Iorga 1925)."
Remarks
Saffron is noted as a significant oriental spice traded through Transylvanian towns like Bistritz, Kronstadt, and Hermannstadt, serving as intermediaries between Central Europe and the Ottoman Empire (p. 26).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
source technological research
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionRomania
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorUrsescu, M. and Ciovica, S.
Collectiontransit trade of oriental goods
Language
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