Hardcover
1892 · Paris
by Pichon, Jérôme & Georges Vicaire
Paris: SE VEND CHEZ TECHENER, 1892. Hardcover. Half brown calf, tan cloth covered boards, raised bands, with black morocco titles. Very good. 297 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Limited edition #67 or 350. Le Viandier is one of the earliest and most influential cookbooks from medieval France. A recipe collection, generally credited to Guillaume Tirel, also known as Taillevent, is considered one of the first "haute cuisine" cookbooks, offering a framework for the preparation and presentation of dishes brought to the table. This 1892 copy of Le Viandier represents a significant scholarly edition that differs from earlier versions in several ways. This edition was based (truncated)