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Wynkyn de Worde

The Boke of Keruynge (Book of Carving) 1508 (Southover Press Historic Cookery and Housekeeping) Hardcover – Illustrated, December 31, 2003

by Peter Brears (Author), Wynken De Worde (Author)

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WYNKYN de Worde's elegant black-letter handbook, long out of print, remains a major source of information on the serving and eating of meals and feasts in the great houses of late medieval and early Tudor England. Southover's reprint carries a facsimile of the original text from Cambridge University Library, with a modern interpretation facing each page. The book explains in detail the intricate rituals of setting and waiting at table, how to prepare the dishes to be served and exactly what was eaten at different times of the year, and was written as an instruction manual for well-born boys as part of their early education. It also tells the reader how to carve meat, fowls and fish and to sauce each dish with its appropriate accompaniments, some of them very sophisticated. A description is included of the chamberlain's duties in his lord's chamber, dressing him and preparing him for church, and for bed. There is an interesting section on the order of precedence on feast days and great occasions. Peter Brears writes an Introduction and provides a glossary and drawings to explain the complicated rituals, including the arrangement of cloths before and at the end of meals. His research into traditional domestic life, combined with extensive experience of cooking authentic meals in historic properties, has given him a unique knowledge of English food history. He was for twenty years director of York Castle as well as of Leeds City Museums. His books include The Gentlewoman's Kitchen (1984); Traditional Food in Yorkshire (1987); All the King's Cooks (1999), and The Compleat Housekeeper (2000).

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160 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Southover Press
Publication date

December 31, 2003
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

1870962192
ISBN-13

978-1870962193
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Southover Press (December 31, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1870962192
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1870962193
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches

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akd1953

It is an excellent look into English upper class dining customs

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2015

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It is an excellent look into English upper class dining customs. They were much more sophisticated than Hollywood films would have us believe. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in 15th and 16th century English people.

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017

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good issue

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2009

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Love the book it lays out how to set a medieval high table, how to serve and even though it does not translate the entire manuscript it gives you alot of information with nice illustrations.

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Sadyll Chic

The Book of Carving

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2008

Handy little book for the late Medieval re-eanctor or medieval enthusiast who wants to know how "servants of the body" attended their lord and how to set a high table with linens and place settings, to how to serve and carve various items.

Pen and ink drawings throughout, and a reproduction of Wynken de Worde's text as well with a clearer transcription are contained within.

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