A list of texts freely available online relating to medieval food and cooking. Texts with the date marked in green are from the years 800 to 1500 - the approximate range of the medieval period in Europe. Other texts are included here for their value in researching medieval cuisine.
Title | Author | Language | Source Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1324 |
Llibre de Sent Soví
|
L. Faraudo de Saint-Germain (ed.) |
CAT | transcription |
~1400 |
Libre de totes maneres de confits
|
L. Faraudo de Saint-Germain (ed.) T. Gloning (transcr.) |
CAT | translation |
1423 |
Arte Cisoria o tratado dell'arte de cortar del Culchillo
(1766 edition) |
Enrique de Villena |
SPA | transcription |
1520 |
Lybre de doctrina Pera ben Servir: de Tallar: y del Art de Coch
|
Rupert de Nola |
SPA | transcription |
1529 |
Libre del Coch (Part 1)
|
R. Carroll-Mann (trans.) |
ENG | translation |
1529 |
Libre del Coch (Part 2)
|
R. Carroll-Mann (trans.) |
ENG | translation |
16th c. |
Manual of Women in which is contained many and diverse very good recipes
(Manual de mugeres) |
Anonymous |
ENG | translation |
1611 |
Arte de cozina, pasteleria, vizcocheria y conserueria
(1611 edition) |
Francisco MartÃnez Montiño |
SPA | facsimile |
Languages are indicated using the 3-letter ISO Language Codes .
ARA = Arabic
CAT = Catalan
DAN = Danish
DEU = German
DUM = Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350)
ENG = English
ENM = English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500)
FRE = French
FRM = French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
ITA = Italian
RUS = Russian
SPA = Spanish
XNO = Anglo-Norman