| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 444 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Series |
Foundations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Part the First: Part the First ; To The Most Illustrious and Excellent Lord Don Carlo de Cardenas -- 2. Part the Second : Part the Second ; To the Most Illustrious and Excellent Lord, My Most Respected Lord And Master The Lord -- Measurements and Glossary -- Works Cited |
| Summary |
"Latini's masterpiece of Baroque cooking and household management was the first book to publish recipes using tomatoes and chilli peppers. This first complete English translation presents the text with contextual introduction and notes to aid the reader's understanding. The Modern Steward was published in Naples in 1692-94, when the city was a major cultural centre. It includes a wealth of recipes, plus discussions of the kitchen and serving staff, setting the table, menus, protocol, entertainment, and wines. There are also sections on health, accounts of specific banquets, and even a description of an eruption of Vesuvius. It is the last great book of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque cooking tradition. Latini was also interested in local ingredients and customs, and open to new French trends. The book will interest historians of early modern Italy, food, material culture, and the social and cultural life of the European elites, as well as connoisseurs of fine dining, and cooks."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Translated from the Italian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cooking, Italian.
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Cooking -- Italy -- Naples
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Dinners and dining -- Italy -- Naples
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Cooking, Italian -- Early works to 1800
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Modern -- 17th Century.
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Manners and customs
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Dinners and dining
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Cooking
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Cooking, Italian
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| SUBJECT |
Italy -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
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| Subject |
Italy -- Naples
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Astarita, Tommaso, editor, translator
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| ISBN |
9781641893350 |
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1641893354 |
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