The Closet of Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened : Whereby is Discovered Several Ways for Making of Metheglin, Sider, Cherry Wine, &c. Together With Excellent Directions for Cookery as also for Preserving, Conserving, Candying, etc. [Food Classics ; Volu

Digbie, Kenelme.

Published by [s.l.] : Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 1967. [reprint of the 1669 edition], 1967

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312 + 5 pp. ; paper wrappers ; facsimile copy of the rare culinary work ; ex-lib ; stamps, label, pocket ; ".a classic of 17th-century English writing about food and drink. There is perhaps none more frequently quoted than this, no title more familiar. Its reappearance, therefore, will be very welcome to both the academic market, and the general reader. Digby was a European figure of some renown in scientific, philosophical and mathematical circles (besides being a military man, a pirate and a womaniser). This recipe collection made by him (in line with similar collections made by male enthusiasts and intellectuals of the time, for example the diarist John Evelyn) was published after his death by his former assistant George Hartman. It is perhaps the most literate of such cookery books." ; scarce ; VG. Seller Inventory # 1085

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Closet of Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened ...

Publisher: [s.l.] : Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 1967. [reprint of the 1669 edition]

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: Book