The Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables Ofiitaly
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This is a new edition of a classic of the early 17th-century. The book was written by the Italian refugee Giacomo Castelvetro. When he came to England, he was horrified by our preference for large... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:067082724X
ISBN13:9780670827244
Release Date:June 1990
Publisher:Viking Books
Length:175 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
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17th Century Cooking Cooking Europe European History Holiday Cooking Italian Italy Modern (16th-21st Centuries)Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Amazing, enchanting, entertaining and beautiful book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I saw this book in our library and just was entranced. The 16th century paintings are so beautiful, but what really shines is Castelvetro's charming enthusiasm and personality and love of food. Kudos to the translator Gillian Riley for bringing this out. Great for reinactors and SCA, as well as anyone who loves simple, delicious natural food. It is not so much a recipe book as an exhortation to eat more fruits and veggies and to treat your food right. Incredibly entertaining for a lecture. I would have named Castelvetro if anyone asked me the famous "who would you go to dinner with living or dead" question.
The Fruit , Herbs & Vegetables of Italy - Giacomo di Castelv
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Dear Mr. RileyThe book translation has a mistake that I would like to correct. Fig: The word "Fioroni" translate litteraly in english means large flowers. But in this case, in italian "Fioroni" are called the fruits of the first figs crop. Not the flower. Castelvetro was correct, the translation was not. Sincerely Giulio Santillo
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