Ricette varie, [ca. 1667-1694].

Description

Title: Ricette varie, [ca. 1667-1694].
Creator: Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712
Abstract: Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of over 200 recipes in various hands. About half the recipes are for perfumes, including jasmine water; powders for scenting clothes and wigs; "acqua d'angeli"; and various balsam recipes. The volume also includes recipes for cooking delicacies and desserts such as "sorbete de pistache"; "the Duchess of Cleveland's sillybub"; "the king's sack posset"; and "Devonshire whirlpot." Other items include a medical prescription by Ludwig Kepler for "pulvis cephalicus"; a report by a Paduan doctor on the beneficial properties of coffee; and three pen and wash drawings of cassolettes
Description: In Italian, French, Spanish and English.
Decorated title page.
Laid in: dealer's description of manuscript; a typed transcript of three of the recipes in the manuscript; and 15 loose quarto leaves with additional recipes.
On spine: "Ricette per Camera Bottiglia: Credenza e Cucina."
Binding: full parchment; green silk ties.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 30 x 22 cm. v. (230 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Commonplace books
Recipes
Subject (Geographic): Europe
Subject (Name): Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712.
Subject (Topic): Cooking
Pen drawing
Perfumes
Recipes
Social life and customs
Subjects: Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712
Cooking
Pen drawing
Perfumes
Recipes
Europe > Social life and customs > 17th century

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Citation: Lorenzo Magalotti, Ricette Varie. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.