The Forme of Cury of Italian influence. Some recipes in "The Forme of Cury" appear to be influenced by the "Liber de Coquina," which had contributions from Arabic cuisine. For example, the recipe for "mawmenee" (see illustration) corresponds to the Arabic "mamuniyya". The confectionery-like "payn ragoun" confirms the connection with Sicily (which had been Arab, Catalan and Norman), as it uses the Arab technique of cooking in soft ball syrup. The following is an example of a recipe taken from the modern critical edition of the text: In modern English: The Café at the Rylands, in Manchester's John Rylands Library, cooked "Tart in Ymber
John Rylands Library demolished to make way for the construction. Champneys incorporated this suggestion into his design, setting the two towers of the facade twelve feet back from the boundary and keeping the entrance block low, to allow light into the library. He designed the building in a series of tiered steps with an almost flat roof to give a 'liberal concession' to the neighbours' 'right to light'. The library was built on a rectangular plan and subsequent extensions are to the rear. It was designed to resemble a church in a decorated neo-Gothic style with Arts and Crafts details. It is constructed