Description
| Product ID: | 9780520294004 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | California Studies in Food and Culture |
| Title: | A History of Cookbooks |
| Subtitle: | From Kitchen to Page over Seven Centuries |
| Authors: | Author: Henry Notaker |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | History: specific events and topics, History: specific events & topics, Cultural studies: food and society, Cookery / food and drink / food writing, Food & society, Cookery / food & drink etc |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the cookbook genre, exploring its development as a part of food culture beginning in the Late Middle Ages. Studying cookbooks from various Western cultures and languages, Henry Notaker traces the transformation of recipes from brief notes with ingredients into detailed recipes with a specific structure, grammar, and vocabulary. In addition, he reveals that cookbooks go far beyond offering recipes: they tell us a great deal about nutrition, morals, manners, history, and menus while often providing entertaining reflections and commentaries. This innovative book demonstrates that cookbooks represent an interesting and important branch of nonfiction literature. |
| Imprint Name: | University of California Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of California Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-09-05 |
