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Andalusia

Denmark

England

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

Romania

 

Spain

 

Andalusia

Title Author Language Source Type
13th c. Fadalat al khiwan fi tayybat et-ta'am Wa-I-alwan
Ibn Razin at-Tugibi ARA facsimile
13th c. Selección de recetas de la Fadalat Al-Jiwan
Ibn Razin at-Tugibi
Fernando de la Granja Santamaría (trans.)
SPA secondary
13th c. An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook of the 13th Century
C. Perry (trans.) ENG secondary

Denmark

Title Author Language Source Type
~1300 The socalled Harpestreng cookbook
(Codex K)
unknown DAN facsimile
~1300 The socalled Harpestreng cookbook
(Codex K)
M. Kristensen (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
DAN primary
~1300 The socalled Harpestreng cookbook
(Codex Q)
C. Molbech (ed.)
H. Notaker (transcr.)
DAN primary
1616 Koge Bog
Anonymous DAN primary
1616 Koge Bog
Anonymous DAN primary
1616 Koge Bog
M. Forest (trans.) DAN /
ENG
primary /
secondary
1625 Koge Bog
Anonymous DAN facsimile

England

Title Author Language Source Type
1390 Forme of Cury S. Pegge (ed.) ENM facsimilie
1390 Forme of Cury S. Pegge (ed.) ENM primary
1430 Liber cure cocorum
(Sloane Ms. 1986)
R. Morris (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
ENM primary
1430 Liber cure cocorum
(Sloane Ms. 1986)
R. Morris (ed.)
C. Renfrow (trans.)
ENM / ENG primary / secondary
1450 Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books T. Austin (ed.) ENM primary
1460 John Russell's Book of Nurture (from The Babees' Book) E. Rickert (ed.) ENM primary
~1468 A Noble Boke off Cookry R. Napier (ed.) ENM primary
1508 The Book of Kervynge Wynkyn de Worde ENM primary
1557 A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye C.F. Frere (ed.)
T. Ggloning (transcr.)
ENG primary
1567 The commonplace book of Countess Katherine Seymour Hertford
(University of Pennsylvania Ms. Codex 823)
D. Myers (ed.) ENM primary
1575 A proper new Booke of Cookery A. Veale
D. Myers (ed.)
ENG primary
1591 A Book of Cookrye M. Waks, J. Waks (ed.) ENG primary
1596 The Good Housewife's Jewell T. Dawson ENG primary
1594 The good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin T. Gloning (transcr.) ENG primary
1609 Delights for Ladies H. Plat
K. Robert (transcr.)
ENG primary
1609 Delights for Ladies H. Plat ENG primary
1615 A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie J. Murrell
T. Gloning (transcr.)
ENG primary
1683 The English Housewife G. Markham
K. Robert (Transcr.)
ENG primary
1683 The English Housewife G. Markham ENG primary

France

Title Author Language Source Type
13th c. Le Régime du corps Aldobrandino da Siena (Aldebrandin de Sienne)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
FRM primary
1300 Enseignements
(Bibl. Nationale Ms. Lat. 7131)
G. Lozinski (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
FRM primary
1300 Enseignements
(Bibl. Nationale Ms. Lat. 7131)
D. Myers (trans.) ENG secondary
~1350 Le Viandier de Taillevent
(Manuscrit du Vatican)
J. Pichon, G. Vicaire (eds.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
FRM primary
~1350 Le Viandier de Taillevent
(Manuscrit du Vatican)
J. Prescott (trans.) ENG secondary
~1350 Le Viandier de Taillevent
(Bibliothéque cantonale du Valais, Sion, S 108)
P. Aebischer (ed.) FRM primary
~1393 Le Ménagier de Paris J. Pichon (ed.) FRM primary
~1393 Le Ménagier de Paris J. Pichon (ed.) FRM facsimile
~1393 Le Menagier de Paris J. Hinson (trans.) ENG secondary
1420 Du fait de cuisine E. Cook (trans.) ENG secondary
1466 Le Recueil de Riom
(Paris B.N. Latin 6707)
J. Soucy (trans.) FRM /
ENG
primary /
secondary
1485 Viandier J. Pichon, G. Vicaire (eds.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
FRM primary
1496 Le cuisinier Taillevent (no author or editor listed) FRM facsimile
1604 Ouverture de Cuisine T. Gloning (transcr.) FRM primary
1604 Ouverture de Cuisine D. Myers (trans.) ENG secondary
1655 Les délices de la campagne Nicolas de Bonnefons FRM facsimile

Germany

Title Author Language Source Type
~1350 Das Buch von guter Speise T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
1354 Ein Buch von guter spise A. Atlas (trans.) DEU /
ENG
primary /
secondary
~1400 Ein alemannisches Büchlein von guter Speise T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
~1400 Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
~1400 Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard G. Balestriere (trans.) DEU /
ENG
primary /
secondary
~1400 Ein Kochbuch aus dem Archiv des Deutschen Ordens T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
~1400 Ein mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
~1475 Ein Kochbuch aus dem Archiv des Deutschen Ordens G. Balestriere (trans.) DEU /
ENG
primary /
secondary
1490 Küchenmeisterei R. Ehnert, J. Petri DEU facsimile
~1500 Alte Kochrezepte aus dem bayrischen T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
~1500 Inntalkochbuch G.Balestriere (trans.) DEU /
ENG
primary /
secondary
1507 Küchenmeisterei
(dead link)
Rolf Ehnert, Johannes Petri DEU facsimile
1516 Küchenmeisterei
(dead link)
R. Ehnert, J. Petri DEU facsimile
1553 Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
1553 Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin V. Armstrong (trans.) ENG secondary
1566 Koch vnd Kellermeisterey C. Heuer, T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
1569 Kochbuch T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary
1598 Ein Köstlich new Kochbuch N. Bollen, T. Gloning (transcr.) DEU primary

Italy

Title Author Language Source Type
~1300 Liber de coquina M. Mulon (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
LAT primary
~1300 Tractatus de modo preparandi et condiendi omnia cibaria
(Liber de coquina)
M. Mulon (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
LAT primary
~1400 Libro di cucina / Libro per cuoco L. Frati (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
ITA primary
~1400 Libro di cucina / Libro per cuoco L. Smithson (trans.) ENG secondary
~1400 Libro de arte coquinaria V. Romanelli (transcr.) ITA primary
~1400 Libro della cocina Anonimo Toscano
E. Faccioli (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
ITA primary
~1400 Libro della cocina V. Aureli (trans.) ENG secondary
1530 De honesta voluptate Platina ITA facsimile

Netherlands

Title Author Language Source Type
~1484 Keukenboek
(Wel ende edelike spijse)

(UB Gent Hs. 1035)
C.A. Serrure (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
DUM primary
~1484 Wel ende edelike spijse
(UB Gent Hs. 1035)
C. Muusers (trans.) DUM /
ENG
primary /
secondary
~1510 Nederlandsche kookboek Willy Van Cammeren (ed.) /
Christina van Tets (trans.)
DUM /
ENG
primary /
secondary
1514 Een notabel boecxken van cokeryen Marleen van der Molen-Willebrands DUM primary
1593 Eenen seer schoonen ende excellenten Cocboeck Marleen van der Molen-Willebrands DUM primary

Portugal

Title Author Language Source Type
~1450 Um tratado da cozinha portuguesa do século XV unknown POR primary
~1450 A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine from the 15th Century F. Gomes (trans.) POR /
ENG
primary /
secondary

Romania

Title Author Language Source Type
17th c. A Translation of a 17th Century Romanian Cookbook P. Levesque (trans.) ENG secondary

Spain

Title Author Language Source Type
~1400 Libre de totes maneres de confits Luis Faraudo de Saint-Germain (ed.)
T. Gloning (transcr.)
CAT secondary
1520 Lybre de doctrina Pera ben Servir: de Tallar: y del Art de Coch Rupert de Nola SPA primary
1529 Libre del Coch (Part 1)
Libre del Coch (Part 2)
R. Carroll-Mann (trans.) ENG secondary

Languages are indicated using the 3-letter ISO Language Codes .

ARA = Arabic
CAT = Catalan
DEU = German
DUM = Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350)
ENG = English
ENM = English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500)
FRM = French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
ITA = Italian
SPA = Spanish