Italian ink recipes ‘according to the teaching of Fioravanti’
Romania
17th 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
Fioravanti recipe
Preparation Steps
The recipes are described as being 'according to the teaching of Fioravanti' and were found in a 17th-century cookbook manuscript alongside diverse domestic and military instructions (p. 26).
Original Recipe Text
The recipes are described as being 'according to the teaching of Fioravanti' and were found in a 17th-century cookbook manuscript alongside diverse domestic and military instructions (p. 26).
Evidence
"Italian ink recipes ‘according to the teaching of Fioravanti’ (Constantinescu 1997) were found in a 17th-century Romanian cookbook manuscript, combined with other useful tips such as washing silverware, cleaning rusty weapons or making gunpowder (Constantinescu 1997)."
Remarks
The presence of these Italian ink recipes in Romanian manuscripts demonstrates the cultural and technical links between the Romanian principalities and Italy, particularly Venice, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries (p. 26).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
archival research
linguistic analysis of the script
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionRomania
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorUrsescu, M. and Ciovica, S.
CollectionItaly
Language
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