The Accomplisht Cook, Or The Art and Mystery of Cookery - Brossura

May, Robert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1903018714 ISBN 13: 9781903018712

Casa editrice: Prospect Books, 2012

Riassunto

Encouraged by Frances Bissell's recent statement that Robert May's was her favourite cookery book, I thought of the very small number I printed of the hardback version of this facsimile in 1994. There is no more important 17th-century work: written after a lifetime's professional experience; receptive to, but not dominated by foreign in-fluence; a master of the colourful recipe; prefaced by a cook's biography; 'a prototype of the modern cookery book' that excludes medical recipes, covers the whole gamut of cookery and includes illustrations to clarify points in the text. This is a facsimile of the 1685 edition, incorporating Robert May's last amendments from 1665. There is a useful biographical introduction, a graceful foreword by Alan Davidson, and a full glossary.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Robert May was born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1588. At age ten, he was sent to Paris by Lady Dormer where he trained for five years to become a chef. He then served his apprenticship in London. He then worked for several country estates, thirteen household of minor English nobility. He wrote The Accomplisht Cook after the civil war, amd this book is known for its focus on potages or soups.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Prospect Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1903018714
• ISBN 13: 9781903018712
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 461
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile