Book
Un recueil manuscrit de recettes de sirops, chocolats, confitures, etc.
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First edition. A lovely manuscript book. Written in French, and containing approximately 114 recipes over about 140 pages. Contained in a vellum hardback, which has re-used a much earlier vellum manuscript. The binding is attractive, but indecipherable, with a little rubbing to the edges and spine. Ties allow the book to be closed. To the front is a handmade index / Alphabet, giving the list of recipes by name. There is a leaf of preface which gives a little deal about the book and gives the names of the creators (These are slightly difficult to read, but see to read M. Beauvery Destouches and Mme Beauvery Auricot Debloie (or similar), and the date of 1807. The recipes themselves are for a range of culinary items. Chocolate drinks, syrups, confitures, vinegar's etc. Overall in very good condition. A little rubbing to the edges of the binding, particularly the spine. Inside, the pages are slightly darkened, but still clean and tidy. The manuscript is clear and neat, and would be easy to read for those used to the French of this period. To the end of the book are a couple of pages in a later hand (seem to be accounts). The book contains 238 hand numbered pages, of which about 140 have been written on. 210 by 160mm (8Œ by 6Œ inches). .
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