Horace Raisson - Almanach des Gourmands / Code Gourmand - 1807-1829
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Fascinating two-volume set of this edition, which sits in the great tradition of French gastronomic literature inaugurated at the beginning of the 19th century and constitutes an exceptional testimony to eating habits, table customs, and culinary culture of post-revolutionary France and the Restoration.
The author provides a comprehensive panorama of France's most renowned food products, describing meats, poultry, game, fish, crustaceans, vegetables, fruits, cheeses, pastries, confections, wines, liqueurs, and other regional specialties that make up the French gastronomic heritage.
The Code Gourmand, which complements the work, adopts a more systematic form by proposing a set of rules, recommendations, and principles aimed at guiding the behavior of the enlightened gourmet, from the art of choosing a restaurant or supplier to the proper table manners to observe.
Horace Raisson - Almanach des Gourmands / Code Gourmand - 1807/1829 - Maradan, J.-F. Roret -
342 pages + 376pp.
Fair condition of the bindings, volumes in their original soft covers, wear from use, some minor defects on the covers (covers partially missing and worn), spines cracked, corners worn, headcaps trimmed, significant loss of material on one board, edges blunt, spine smooth, black lettering on the title piece -
Good interior condition, some stains and damp spots, superb frontispiece engraving, with a geographical map of France on a folding plate, good overall -
Delivery service available within a few days -
Fascinating two-volume set of this edition, which sits in the great tradition of French gastronomic literature inaugurated at the beginning of the 19th century and constitutes an exceptional testimony to eating habits, table customs, and culinary culture of post-revolutionary France and the Restoration.
The author provides a comprehensive panorama of France's most renowned food products, describing meats, poultry, game, fish, crustaceans, vegetables, fruits, cheeses, pastries, confections, wines, liqueurs, and other regional specialties that make up the French gastronomic heritage.
The Code Gourmand, which complements the work, adopts a more systematic form by proposing a set of rules, recommendations, and principles aimed at guiding the behavior of the enlightened gourmet, from the art of choosing a restaurant or supplier to the proper table manners to observe.
Horace Raisson - Almanach des Gourmands / Code Gourmand - 1807/1829 - Maradan, J.-F. Roret -
342 pages + 376pp.
Fair condition of the bindings, volumes in their original soft covers, wear from use, some minor defects on the covers (covers partially missing and worn), spines cracked, corners worn, headcaps trimmed, significant loss of material on one board, edges blunt, spine smooth, black lettering on the title piece -
Good interior condition, some stains and damp spots, superb frontispiece engraving, with a geographical map of France on a folding plate, good overall -
Delivery service available within a few days -
Details
Number of books
2
Subject
Cartography, Cookery, food & drink, Geography, History, Literature, Sociology
Book title
Almanach des Gourmands / Code Gourmand
Author/ Illustrator
Horace Raisson
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1807
Publication year youngest item
1829
Edition
Reprint
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
J.-F. Roret
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
718
