Antonio Latini's "the modern steward, or the art of preparing banquets well" : a complete English translation / edited and translated by Tommaso Astarita.

By:

Latini, Antonio [author.]

Contributor(s):

Astarita, Tommaso [editor,, translator.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: FoundationsPublisher: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (vii, 444 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781641893350
1641893354

Uniform titles:

Scalco alla moderna. English

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Antonio Latini's "the modern steward, or the art of preparing banquets well".DDC classification:

641.5945 23

LOC classification:

TX711.L383 A58 2019eb

Online resources:

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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.

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Translated from the Italian.

Includes bibliographical references.

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"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.

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