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Book/Printed Material [Manuscript cookery book of the 17th century]

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Title

  • [Manuscript cookery book of the 17th century]

Names

  • Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [16--?]

Headings

  • -  Cooking, English--Early works to 1800
  • -  Manuscripts, English--Washington (D.C.)

Notes

  • -  Ms., almost entirely in one hand.
  • -  Untitled; title from Bitting.
  • -  Gift of A.W. Bitting, presented in memory of Katherine Golden Bitting, Oct. 6, 1939 (Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy. Manuscript cookery book no. 3).
  • -  Probably written in Great Britain.
  • -  The pages are numbered up to p. 53 by the writer; thereafter they are numbered in modern pencil. Six blank leaves at the beginning are not included in the page count nor are the stubs of 6 leaves excised at the end.
  • -  Paper has same watermark as in Bitting manuscript cookery books no. 7 and 10.
  • -  Bitting, K.G. Gastronomic bib., p. 576
  • -  Cataloged as manuscript. vj03 11-28-88.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-02-27 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • [122] p., bound ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • TX705 .M344 1600z

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88209455

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Katherine Golden Bitting Collection On Gastronomy. Manuscript Cookery Book of the 17th Century. [16--?, 1600] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88209455/.

APA citation style:

Katherine Golden Bitting Collection On Gastronomy. (1600) Manuscript Cookery Book of the 17th Century. [16--?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88209455/.

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Katherine Golden Bitting Collection On Gastronomy. Manuscript Cookery Book of the 17th Century. [16--?, 1600] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/88209455/>.