Description
Book SynopsisThis is a detailed study of Irish manuscript recipe books dating from the mid-seventeenth century to the close of the Georgian period (1830) from the perspective of historical archaeology. It is the first published study of the Irish collection of manuscript recipe books, as well as the first published archaeological study of the genre globally.
Trade ReviewShanahan's book is a major work in the historical sociology of culinary culture in general, which food historians across the world will need to study carefully. It is also a significant contribution specifically to the study of the history of food in Ireland, which is only now gaining momentum. Through her comprehensive study of manuscript cookery books, she is able to shed light on the interweaving of 'native' traditions and the influences stemming from Ireland's involvement in the British Empire, which is largely concealed by the predominance of cookery books printed in Britain. -- Stephen Mennell, University College Dublin
Full of fascinating information and ideas, Madeline Shanahan has opened up a new research area in Irish historical studies. -- Mary O'Dowd, Queen's University Belfast
Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Figures Apéritif Introduction Chapter 1: Text and Historical Archaeology Chapter 2: Food and Cookery in Early Modern Ireland Chapter 3: Dining in the Early Modern World Chapter 4: A Short History of Recipe Books Chapter 5: Irish Manuscript Recipe Books: Form, Function and Chronology Chapter 6: Irish Manuscript Recipe Books: Contents Chapter 7: Recipes for Modernity Chapter 8: Texts and Objects in the Early Modern House References Appendix
