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 library on a larger scale. Champneys presented plans to Mrs Rylands within a week of gaining the commission. Thereafter frequent disagreements arose and Mrs Rylands selected decorative elements, window glass and statues against his wishes. Champneys was given the honour of speaking about the library at a general meeting of the Royal Institute of British Architects and was awarded a Royal Gold Medal in 1912. The library was granted listed building status on 25 January 1952, which was upgraded to Grade I on 6 June 1994. The core of the library's collection was formed around 40,000 books, including many rarities,