The Liber de Coquina ("The book of cooking/cookery") is one of the oldest medieval cookbooks. Two codices that contain the work survive from the beginning of the 14th century. Both are preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France.[1]
 Liber de Coquina (from Manuscript 7131) | |
| Author | Unknown |
|---|---|
Publication date | 13th–14th century |
Description
editThe text consists of two independent parts, mostly cited as Tractatus (part 1) and Liber de Coquina (part 2). The titles are taken from marginal notes by the medieval editor. While the identity of both the authors is unknown, it is believed that the Tractatus was originally written by a French author and the Liber de Coquina by an Italian author from the Naples area.[citation needed]
Contents
editTractatus (part 1)
editLiber de Coquina (part 2)
edit- vegetables
- poultry
- pastry
- fish
- compositions of many ingredients
Text
editManuscripts
edit- Latin manuscript 7131, fol. 94r-99v, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris (ca. 1304-1314)
- Latin manuscript 9328, fol. 129r-139v, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris (14th century)[2]
Text edition
edit- Marianne Mulon: "Deux traités inédits d'art culinaire médiéval", Bull. philol. et hist. année 1968, vol 1, p. 369-435[3]
Digital versions
editThe two parts are available at Thomas Gloning's site:
Tractatus de modo preparandi et condiendi omnia cibaria
Liber de coquina ubi diuersitates ciborum docentur
Translations
editComplete Latin-German edition:
- Robert Maier (2005). Liber de Coquina: Das Buch der guten Küche. Friedrich. ISBN 978-3-937446-08-0.
Italian translation of the Tractatus:
- Enrico Carnevale Schianca (ed.): "Tractatus de modo preparandi et condiendi omnia cibaria", Appunti di Gastronomia n. 26, Condeco s.r.l. Editore, Milano 1998
See also
edit- Medieval cuisine
- Le Viandier – a recipe collection generally credited to Guillaume Tirel, c 1300
- The Forme of Cury – a royal collection of medieval English recipes of the 14th century, influenced by the Liber de Coquina
- Apicius – a collection of Roman cookery recipes
References
edit- ^ Alberto Capatti; Massimo Montanari (13 August 2013). Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History. Columbia University Press. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-0-231-50904-6.
- ^ Terence Scully (2000). The Neapolitan Recipe Collection: (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS Bühler, 19) : a Critical Edition and English Translation. University of Michigan Press. pp. 38–. ISBN 0-472-10972-3.
- ^ Andreas Speer; Lydia Wegener (1 January 2006). Wissen über Grenzen: Arabisches Wissen und lateinisches Mittelalter (in German). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 365–. ISBN 978-3-11-019431-9.
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