SC - Univ of Pennsylvania rare books

[weymouth at netaxs.com]

Greetings,

An article ran in Sunday 7/25 Philadelphia Inquirer about the Aresty 
Collection of rare cookbooks at the Van Pelt Library.  It's an 
amazing collection of 576 books and 13 manuscripts including Scappi's 
<Cooking Secrets of Pope Pius V>,1570; Platina's <De Honesta 
Voluptate>, 1475 and a 1598 translation of  <Epulario>, 1516.
Also lots of nifty later period stuff.

I checked out the web site listed with the article.  Well written but 
mostly general information.
 
       www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/aresty/aresty1.html

The Phila Inquirer site goes by "Phillynews" but I don't know the 
exact address.

Fortunately the Van Pelt Library rare book rooms are open to those 
"doing research."  I understand that it can be difficult to get in 
mostly due to thefts in the past.  I've had difficulty in the past 
getting into the main part of the library--rabid security guards.

Hope to see everyone at Pennsic
(8 days and counting and now I DO have a dog sitter, finally)

Aemilia Weymouth
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