[Sca-cooks] Fwd: Anyone seen this book?

[Johnna Holloway]

For some reason this book is being mentioned on various lists as being new!
It's not new at all. It came out in 2005 and was mentioned on the list a 
year ago.
And yes you are going to have to be able to read Italian!

 From my original post back in August 2006

>
> _I ricettari di Federico II : dal "Meridionale" al "Liber de coquina"
> review is here--
> http://www.ext.upmc.fr/urfist/menestrel/cralimentation/Martellotti.pdf
> also here
> http://www.storiamedievale2.net/Rec/ricettari.htm
>
>
> CULTURE: MIDDLE AGES - COOKBOOK ATTRIBUTED TO GOURMET EMPEROR FEDERICO II
> Rome, Jan. 16th - (Adnkronos) - Emperor Federico II was also a
> first-rate gourmet, a passionate connoisseur of the art of cooking. And
> to his patronage we owe the writing up, between 1230 and 1250, of the
> ''Liber de coquina''. This is what is sustained by Anna Martellotti,
> former German history professor at the University of Bari, in the essay
> ''I ricettari di Federico II'' [The recipe books of Federico II],
> published by the Olschki publishing house.



Johnnae




Lilinah wrote:
> A friend of mine posted this to the west-cooks list and i thought 
> that there might be someone here who knows about this:
>   
>> The recipe books of Frederick II. From 'Meridionale' to 'Liber de coquina'
>> by Anna Martellotti, Published by Leo S. Olschki Editore in the collection
>> "Library of the Archivum Romanicum"
>>
>> Is it, as I fear, only available in Italian?
>>
>> 8)
>> Veronica
>> (looking at more info on Italian cooking!)
>>     
>
> Anyone familiar with this book? Any opinions about its contents?
>
> Thanks for any info...
>