The Viandier of Taillevent: An Edition of All Extant Manuscripts
Jan 1988 · University of Ottawa Press
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"The Viandier is the most important early recipe collection of mediaeval France. Written in the fourteenth century by Guillaume Tirel (alias Taillevent), the chief cook of King Charles V of France, it is the starting point of many culinary traditions and practices that remain at the base of modern French haute cuisine. This volume is the first to present all four extant manuscripts of the Viandier, arranged in parallel for easy comparison. The texts of the 220 recipes are in the original French, but a complete English translation is provided. Of particular interest are the differences between the four manuscripts, which represent more than a century of modifications in gastronomic tastes and culinary practices in French seigneurial life. The commentary and notes that accompany the texts trace the significance of these modifications, and indicate the influence the Viandier exercised on more recent cookery books throughout Europe. This critical edition also includes a glossary and a bibliography. In addition, selected recipes have been adapted (with minimal modifications) for modern use and arranged in a menu for six people."--Page 4 of cover.
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