Invito alla mensa del mercante del Trecento. An invitation to the table of a merchant of the Trecento. Usi, arnesi e ricette della cucina Medievale. Customs, utensils and recipes in the Medieval kitchen
Polistampa
Edited by Proto Pisani R. C.
Translation by Rogers Mariotti J.
4th Edition. First Edition 2009.
Italian and English Text.
Firenze, 2024; paperback, pp. 48, b/w and col. ill., cm 14x21.
ISBN: 88-596-0610-1
- EAN13: 9788859606109
Subject: Historical Essays,Societies and Customs
Period: 1000-1400 (XII-XIV) Middle Ages,1400-1800 (XV-XVIII) Renaissance
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Weight: 0.16 kg
It is the Davanzati Museum's recipe book and consists of an elaboration of matherials studied by Maria Fossi Todorow in the period 1980-1990, working with Mina Bacci, Chiara Baldasseroni, Maria Paola Masini, Maria Luisa Selvi and Cristina Valenti. The medieval cooking culture is emphasized in many noticed color images of works by Lorenzetti, Buoninsegna, Cennini etc. Kitchen utensils are drown and described and some original recipe manuscripts are faithfully reproduced, deciphered, translated in English: Porrata Bianca (Hhite Leek Porridge), Pollastri Affinocchiati (Baby Hens with Fennel), Torta di Gamberi (Crayfish Tart) and Fichi Ripieni (Stuffed Figs).