Culinary Texts in Context, 1500–1800: Manuscript Recipe Books in Early Modern Europe

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Culinary Texts in Context, 1500–1800

Manuscript Recipe Books in Early Modern Europe

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Kernan Sarah :

Sarah Peters Kernan is an independent scholar based in Chicago. Her research focuses on cookbooks and culinary activity in medieval and early modern England. She is an editor of The Recipes Project and regularly collaborates with The Newberry Library on teaching and digital learning projects.Müllneritsch Helga :

Helga Müllneritsch is Assistant Professor in German in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at University College Dublin with a research interest in female agency, manuscript cookery books, and book history in the long eighteenth century.

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History Historical Periods Early Modern History

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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: Manuscript Recipe Books in Early Modern Europe
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Section 1: Collecting Recipes
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1. “A Cake the Lady Anselys Way” : The Complexities of Information Acquisition, Transfer and Authorship in Early Modern English Recipes
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Lucy J. Havard

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2. The Cookery Books in the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel
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Barbara Denicolò

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Section 2: International Transmission
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3. Sir Martin Westcombe’s Iberian Recipes
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Annamaria Valent

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4. Finnish Manuscript Recipe Books, ca. 1730–1850 : Cross-Regional Influences, Copied Recipes, and Authorship Issues
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Maren Jonasson and Märtha Norrback

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Section 3: Professional and Trade Ownership
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5. “How to Be a Perfect Confectioner” : Artisanal Recipe Books in Early Modern Barcelona
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Marta Manzanares Mileo

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6. Francisco Borges Henriques’ Cookbook : Innovation and Globalisation in Eighteenth-Century Portugal
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Isabel Drumond Braga

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Section 4: Women’s Manuscript Culture
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7. Anne de Croy, Princess of Chimay : Examining the Relationship Between Food and Medicine in One Sixteenth- Century Medical Recipe Collection
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Naomi Preston

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8. From Page to Table : Culinary Knowledge Transfer Based on an Example from Early Modern Salzburg
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Marlene Ernst

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9. Culinary Culture and Community in the Manuscript Cookbook and Archives of Mary Leadbeater
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Elizabeth Ridolfo

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Conclusion: Manuscript Recipe Books in Early Modern Europe
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Sarah Peters Kernan and Helga Müllneritsch

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Index of Manuscript Recipe Books
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July 24, 2024

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9789048557899

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286

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27

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048557899

eBook ISBN: 9789048557899

Keywords for this book

Manuscript Cookery Books; Book History; Culinary History; Recipe Books; Early Modern Europe

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Culinary Texts in Context, 1500–1800

Overview

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Manuscript Recipe Books in Early Modern Europe

1. “A Cake the Lady Anselys Way” : The Complexities of Information Acquisition, Transfer and Authorship in Early Modern English Recipes

2. The Cookery Books in the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel

3. Sir Martin Westcombe’s Iberian Recipes

4. Finnish Manuscript Recipe Books, ca. 1730–1850 : Cross-Regional Influences, Copied Recipes, and Authorship Issues

5. “How to Be a Perfect Confectioner” : Artisanal Recipe Books in Early Modern Barcelona

6. Francisco Borges Henriques’ Cookbook : Innovation and Globalisation in Eighteenth-Century Portugal

7. Anne de Croy, Princess of Chimay : Examining the Relationship Between Food and Medicine in One Sixteenth- Century Medical Recipe Collection

8. From Page to Table : Culinary Knowledge Transfer Based on an Example from Early Modern Salzburg

9. Culinary Culture and Community in the Manuscript Cookbook and Archives of Mary Leadbeater

Conclusion: Manuscript Recipe Books in Early Modern Europe

Index of Manuscript Recipe Books

Index

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