Books about Food

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THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org).

filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)

16thC-cookbk-bib A bibliography of 16th C. cookbooks.

App-a-Eye-rev-art A review by Mistress Jadwiga Zajaczkowa of "The Appetite and the Eye:...", edited by C. Anne Wilson.

Asian-Cul-Bks-bib "Pre-1600 Asian Culinary Books, first pass" by Mistress Eulalia Piebakere.

Banquet-Stufe-art A review by Mistress Jadwiga Zajaczkowa of "Banquetting Stuffe", edited by C. Anne Wilson.

books-food-msg Books about food. Not cookbooks.

Caliphs-Ktchn-rev Review by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis of "Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens".

cb-novices-msg Cookbooks for those new to medieval cooking.

cb-rv-Apicius-msg Reviews of cookbooks having Apicius recipes.

cb-rv-Menagier-msg Reviews of cookbooks containing recipes from the medieval "Le Menagier de Paris" household management manuscript.

cb-rv-Platina-msg Reviews of cookbooks having Platina recipes.

cb-rv-Tallivt-msg Reviews of books having Taillevent's recipes

ckbks-13th-C-msg Cookbooks remaining from the 13th Century.

Condordance-msg Reviews and comments on the "Concordance of English Recipes..."

cookbooks-bib Cookbook bibliography by Jaelle of Armida.

cookbooks2-bib Cookbook bibliography by Stephen Bloch.

cookbooks3-bib Cookbook bibliography by Lady Allison.

cookbooks-msg Reviews of cookbooks with medieval recipes.

cookbooks2-msg Reviews posted between 9/95 and 1/98.

cookbooks3-msg Reviews posted between 1/98 and 7/99.

cookbooks4-msg Reviews posted between 8/99 and 7/00.

cookbooks5-msg Reviews posted between 8/00 and 1/07.

cookbooks6-msg Reviews posted after December 2006.

cookbooks-SCA-msg Cookbooks written by people in the SCA.

cooking-bib Bibliography on cooking sources.

Curye-on-Ingl-msg Reviews and comments on "Curye on Iglysch" - English Manuscripts of the 14th C.

Fabulous-Fsts-msg Reviews and comments on Madeleine Pelner Cosman's "Fabulous Feasts".

food-hist-lnks Links to info on medieval food and cooking by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.

fd-in-Chaucer-msg Mentions of food in Chaucer's writings.

fd-n-Shkspear-msg Mentions of food in Shakespeare's works.

fd-Mer-Gaul-rv-art A review by Raymond Van Dam of "Creating Community with Food and Drink in Merovingian Gaul".

Fix-4-TTEM-art Corrections to the book "Take a Thousand Eggs or More" by Cindy M. Renfrow.

food-hist-lnks Links to info on medieval food and cooking by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.

Feudl-Gourmet-art A list of the pamphlets in the Feudal Gourmet pamphlet series by the Madrone Culinary Guild.

Harpstrang-cb-msg The Harpestraeng cookbook. The oldest cookbook in the Western world.

Gd-Huswfs-Jwl-msg Recipes from and comments about "The Good Huswife's Jewell" pub. 1596 in London.

Livres-rev-art A review by Martha Carlin of a book about the history of medieval cookbooks.

M-Wash-Cookbk-msg Reviews and comments on Martha Washington's Book of Cookery.

Markham-msg Gervase Markham and his _The English Housewife_ published in 1615.

Md-Cu-Islmc-Wd-rev A review by Urtatim of "Medieval Cuisine of the Islamic World: A Concise History with 174 recipes"

Md-Cu-Islmc-Wd-rev Reviews and comments on "Medieval Cuisine of the Islamic World: A Concise History with 174 recipes" by Lilia Zaouali.

Med-Cook-rev-art Review of "The Medieval Cookbook".

merch-cookbks-msg Merchants selling period cookbooks.

Messisbugo-rev A review of Charles Potter's translation of Messisbugo by Raphaella DiContini.

Nathnls-Nutmeg-rev "Nathaniel's Nutmeg"by Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE.

online-ckbks-msg Online versions of period cookbooks.

p-Dutch-food-bib A Bibliography on period Dutch food by Thomas Gloning.

p-Italy-food-bib Bibliographies on period Italian food.

Platina-bib A bibliography on Bartolomeo Platina by Thomas Gloning.

Scully-Opera-rev "Lost in Translation â a critical review of the Scully translation of Scappis 'Opera'"by Mistress Helewyse de Birkestad.

Sweet-Delights-rev Review of "Sweet Delights From a Thousand and One Nights: The Story of Traditional Arab Sweets" by Urtatim Al-Qurtubiyya.

The-Epulario-msg Comments on "The Epulario", a 1598 Italian cookbook on how to "prepare all kinds of Flesh, Floules or Fishes.", Sources.

Wst-Nt-Wnt-Nt-rev A review by Mistress Jadwiga Zajaczkowa of "Waste Not, Want Not: Food Preservation ...", edited by C. Anne Wilson. Similar subject files in other Florilegium sections:

War-Fare-rev "War Fare Review" by Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE. Recipes and remembrances from the Pennsic Sated Tyger Inn and Battlefield Bakery.

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