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Cookery
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Late seventeenth-century Florentine cookery book, containing 180 recipes, and dated 1695
- ink on paper
the recipes attributed to Domenico Belloni, in the service of Cosimo III of Tuscany, the two title-pages reading "Ristretto di Ricette del Serv[izi]o: di Credenza Inparati [in parì] da Domenico Belloni nella Credenza del Ser[enissi]mo Gran Duca Per Servizio della Ser[enissi]ma Elettrice Palatina l'anno 1695", written in a single scribal hand throughout, with a few later additions, providing recipies for milk, cakes, biscuits, preserves, tarts, syrups, particularly using fruits and vegetables, and without any meat or fish dishes
c.290 pages, 4to (c.23 x 19cm), the recipes numbered at the page-corners (1-100 & 1-80), eighteenth century calf, staining to corners, heavier at the start of the volume, very worn but sound, lacking ties
c.290 pages, 4to (c.23 x 19cm), the recipes numbered at the page-corners (1-100 & 1-80), eighteenth century calf, staining to corners, heavier at the start of the volume, very worn but sound, lacking ties
Provenance
printed booklabel, "The Right Hon. Lord Monson, Casa Lagheswerd, à Florence (Toscane)", i.e. William John, sixth Lord Monson, and the engraved armorial bookplate of the Burton Library
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The title page refers to Cosimo III (1642-1723) as Grand Duke of Tuscany and his daughter Anna Maria Luisa (1667-1743) as Electress Palatine.