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The question of what a manuscript cookery book is or can be is still far from settled. Based on detailed archival research, this book establishes a basic typology of manuscript cookery books, with a focus on the function they served in the life of their owners: memory aid, manual of practical instruction, book in its own right, and showpiece. The author also investigates the work situation of women through an analysis of the educational role of the manuscript cookery book and its function as a tool for the professional cook. It represents a substantial contribution towards closing gaps in knowledge and material relating to reading and writing in eighteenth-century Austria.

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The form and function of the eighteenth-century Austrian manuscript cookery book: the memory aid; the manual of practical instruction, serving as a reference manual and a teaching aid; the book in its own right, equal to a printed book; the prestige object, made or commissioned to own a showpiece.

The Austrian Manuscript Cookery Book in the Long

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    A Hardback by Frank Thomas Grub, Helga Müllneritsch

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/03/2022
      ISBN13: 9783631856574, 978-3631856574
      ISBN10: 3631856571

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The question of what a manuscript cookery book is or can be is still far from settled. Based on detailed archival research, this book establishes a basic typology of manuscript cookery books, with a focus on the function they served in the life of their owners: memory aid, manual of practical instruction, book in its own right, and showpiece. The author also investigates the work situation of women through an analysis of the educational role of the manuscript cookery book and its function as a tool for the professional cook. It represents a substantial contribution towards closing gaps in knowledge and material relating to reading and writing in eighteenth-century Austria.

      Table of Contents

      The form and function of the eighteenth-century Austrian manuscript cookery book: the memory aid; the manual of practical instruction, serving as a reference manual and a teaching aid; the book in its own right, equal to a printed book; the prestige object, made or commissioned to own a showpiece.

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