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The Art of Cooking: The First Modern Cookery Book
Maestro Martino Of Como
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Description for The Art of Cooking: The First Modern Cookery Book
Hardback. The original text of Maestro Martino of Como's treatise on Renaissance cookery is provided in this unusual cookbook that features fifty modernized recipes of the original dishes, accompanied by commentary that places the work within the context of the era. Editor(s): Ballerini, Luigi. Translator(s): Parzen, Jeremy. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 193 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Maestro Martino of Como has been called the first celebrity chef, and his extraordinary treatise on Renaissance cookery, The Art of Cooking, is the first known culinary guide to specify ingredients, cooking times and techniques, utensils, and amounts. This vibrant document is also essential to understanding the forms of conviviality developed in Central Italy during the Renaissance, as well as their sociopolitical implications. In addition to the original text, this first complete English translation of the work includes a historical essay by Luigi Ballerini and fifty modernized recipes by acclaimed Italian chef Stefania Barzini. The Art of Cooking, unlike the ... Read more
Maestro Martino of Como has been called the first celebrity chef, and his extraordinary treatise on Renaissance cookery, The Art of Cooking, is the first known culinary guide to specify ingredients, cooking times and techniques, utensils, and amounts. This vibrant document is also essential to understanding the forms of conviviality developed in Central Italy during the Renaissance, as well as their sociopolitical implications. In addition to the original text, this first complete English translation of the work includes a historical essay by Luigi Ballerini and fifty modernized recipes by acclaimed Italian chef Stefania Barzini. The Art of Cooking, unlike the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
California Studies in Food and Culture
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520232716
SKU
V9780520232716
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About Maestro Martino Of Como
A noted poet, translator, and literary scholar, Luigi Ballerini teaches medieval and modern Italian literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. His edition of Artusi's Science in the Kitchen was published in 2003. Jeremy Parzen is a food historian, freelance writer, and musician. His translations include Marinetti's The Untameables (1994), Goldoni's The Coffee House (1998), and Bolzoni's The Gallery ... Read more
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