The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages by Terence Scully ISBN 13: 9780851156118

Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0851156118 . Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears little used. [viii] + 276 pages, bibliography, index .

Woodbridge Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer. Very Good/Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0851156118 Dust jacket price clipped. Blue cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No inscription. 276 pages clean and tight. The cookery of the late middle ages has been unjustly neglected. Numerous references exist showing what food was customarily eaten across Europe by the aristocracy of the time, but it is only recently that scholarly research has extracted a number of recipes from manuscript sources and made them generally available. The recipes which survive indicate how rich and varied a choice of dishes the wealthy could enjoy. In this fascinating study, Dr Scully examines both the theory and practice of medieval cooking, demonstrating their complex interdependence. The master cook who worked in the noble kitchens of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries possessed wide knowledge. During his apprenticeship under other masters, he learnt a range of culinary skills using the… Read More

Woodbridge:: Boydell Press,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0851156118 . First British edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .