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Renaissance Secrets : Recipes and Formulas by Jo Wheeler (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherV&A Publishing
ISBN-101851775773
ISBN-139781851775774
eBay Product ID (ePID)72730979
Product Key Features
Book TitleRenaissance Secrets : Recipes and Formulas
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicHistoriography, Europe / Renaissance
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJo Wheeler
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length11.9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal940.21
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisFrom recipes for aphrodisiacs to formulas for everything from lip balm to stain removers to paint pigments, this book unveils the secret world of Renaissance lotions and potions. Clothbound with marbled endpapers and superbly illustrated with relevant objects from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Renaissance Secrets reveals a myriad of concoctions once used to create medicines, cosmetics, printing materials, even amulets meant to ward off the plague. New and extensive research offers intriguing insights into the use of obscure, exotic and toxic ingredients and explains now-unfamiliar or arcane techniques. Renaissance Secrets reveals the compelling stories behind the original recipes., The term 'Secret' was used throughout the Renaissance to describe a recipe or formula. Thousands of 'books of secrets' - compilations of recipes claiming to reveal trade secrets and occult knowledge - were printed. From recipes for plague amulets to aphrodisiacs, and formulas for everything from lip balm to paint pigments, this book takes you into the clandestine world of Renaissance trades and explains why certain recipes were jealously guarded while others were printed for a new general readership. ..New research offers intriguing insights into the use of obscure, exotic and toxic ingredients and explains now unfamiliar or arcane techniques. Each recipe is linked to real objects from the V and A's outstanding collections. Renaissance Secrets tells the compelling stories behind the original recipes...
LC Classification NumberCB361
