It was based on a comparison of 17 manuscript copies. It was written by Vinidarius, whose excerpts of "Apicius" survive in an eighth-century uncial manuscript. Folio from an illustrated manuscript dated c.1600. She used vellum and reproduced the pigments used in the original manuscript. This book was based on recipes found in an 18th century Ottoman manuscript. The original autograph manuscript does not survive. The original manuscript has been lost. Three modern transcriptions of parts of this portion of this manuscript are known. Portions of the original manuscript were also used for typesetting. Both Caxton editions carry the equivalent of manuscript authority. The graphic novels are based on an original manuscript by Sanderson. It survives in a single fragmentary manuscript found at Turfan. His miniature technique derived from the medieval art of manuscript illumination. She stated her desire to have the manuscript completed by December. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript.