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Title

Dell arte del cucinare con Il mastro de casa e Trinciante

Description

This work combines two of the most important Renaissance books on cooking, service, and etiquette: the monumental Opera dell'arte del cucinare by private chef-to-the-popes Bartolomeo Scappi (circa 1500- 1577) and Vincenzo Cervio's (active 16th century) posthumous treatise on meat carving Il Trinciante (The Carver). Scappi's work was first published in 1570 and was reprinted many times. It is one of the earliest illustrated cookbooks and contains 1,000 recipes, rules for courtly feasts, and even meal plans for papal conclaves. Its illustrations depict Renaissance kitchens and cooking utensils, including the first known picture of a fork. Cervio's work Il Trinciante was finished by fellow carver Fusoritto da Narni and was first published in 1593, along with two of Fusoritto's dialogues, including Il mastro di Casa.

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

641.5 Sca6d

Authors

Scappi, Bartolomeo; Cervio, Vincenzo

Full Title

Dell arte del cucinare con Il mastro de casa e Trinciante.

Date

1643

From the Exhibit

Building a Library: Social Life and Customs

Publisher

Combi

Location

Venice

Language

Italian

Rights

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Type

Text

Medium

Book

Bibliographic Citation

Scappi, Bartolomeo; Cervio, Vincenzo. Dell arte del cucinare con Il mastro de casa e Trinciante. Venice: Combi, 1643. Print.