Ricette varie, [ca. 1667-1694].
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Description
- Title
- Ricette varie, [ca. 1667-1694].
- Creator
- Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712
- Abstract
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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
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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
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn b129
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Commonplace books
Recipes - Subject (Geographic)
- Europe
- Subject (Name)
- Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712.
- Subject (Topic)
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Cooking
Pen drawing
Perfumes
Recipes
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712
Cooking
Pen drawing
Perfumes
Recipes
Europe > Social life and customs > 17th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Citation
- Lorenzo Magalotti, Ricette Varie. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7040158
- Object ID (OID)
- 16087878
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