[Sca-cooks] Fwd: [CALONTIR] New Online Medieval Manuscript Database has over 7000 pages

[Sharon Palmer]

>I thought some of you might be interested in this.
>
>I *live* in Austin and graduated from the University of Texas. I 
>knew of their Gutenberg bible, but I didn't know about this 
>collection, much less that it was being digitized.  Probably not 
>much in food or cookbook info, though.

>
>>  The historical documents in the collection represent numerous 
>>European monarchs, such as Henry VIII of England, Louis XIII of 
>>France and Philip III of Spain. Notable historical figures 
>>represented in the collection include Oliver Cromwell, Martin 
>>Luther, John Milton, Sir Isaac Newton, Abraham Ortelius and Sir 
>>Walter Raleigh. Document types include charters, commonplace books, 
>>contracts, correspondence, decrees, deeds, diaries, government 
>>records, indentures, letters patent, minutes, notarial documents, 
>>notes, papal bulls, petitions, pontificals, receipts, reports, 
>>speeches and writs.

It says commonplace books and receipts, it might be worth checking 
the index for cooking info.

Ranvaig