Arte Cisoria, was [Sca-cooks] Raw Fruits at Feasts

[Dana Huffman]

One problem is that Arte cisoria was re-written in the 18th
C. (with substantial changes), so there are two "originals"
running around.  I was thinking I might tackle the thing
after I finish polishing up the Manual de mugeres, but as
far as I can tell if I want to include the original text
I'd have to transcribe it.  Would it be a terrible thing to
just translate it and give a citation so people can chase
it down if they want?  That, I might even manage to get
done this decade or so.

Anyway, I think the reason the Cervantes virtual library
may have dumped it was that what they had was the later
version, at least going by the copy Dr. Gloning sent me.

Dana/Ximena
I'd get a lot more done if I didn't have to keep stopping
to sleep and go to work and replace light switches and
such.


--- Robin Carroll-Mann <rcmann4 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 13 Jan 2002, at 19:45, lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > OK, so i checked the Florilegium, and found this
> intriguing fairly
> > recent post:
>
> > The _Arte de Cortar_ (The Art of Carving) by Enrique de
> Villena,
> > 1423, contains instructions for carving various fruits
> and vegetables.
> > In many cases, he explains how to carve a particular
> foodstuff if it
> > is to be served raw. For example, carrots.
>
> > I want to know more! more! Any hints where i can find
> this book? Can
> > anyone post the parts about raw fruits?
> >
> > Anahita
>
> I got it via ILL.  It's a modern reprint (1948), in
> Spanish.  There
> *used* to be a copy online at www.cervantesvirtual.com,
> but they
> removed it, for reasons unknown.
>
> I confess that I have given some thought to translating
> it, though it
> would be a substantial project.  For one thing, the
> Spanish is a
> century older than Nola, and harder to read.  I'll see
> about maybe
> getting some of the fruit section done.
>
> Does anyone know if the _Arte de Cortar_ (also known as
> _Arte
> Cisoria_) is available in facsimile?
>
>
> Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann


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