page_title: The Forme of Cury
hierarchical_section_title: The Forme of Cury
caption_attribution_description: English: Page from Forme of Cury, a cookbook from the Late Middle Ages. This manuscript is dated to the late 14th century and is part of the Rylands Medieval Collection as English MS 7 (previously Crawford MS 18).[1]
context_page_description: The Forme of Cury is an extensive collection of medieval English recipes from the 14th century. Originally in the form of a scroll, its authors are listed as "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II". It is among the oldest English cookery books, and the first to mention olive oil, gourds, and spices such as mace and cloves.
context_section_description: The Forme of Cury (The Method of Cooking, cury being from Middle French cuire: to cook) is an extensive collection of medieval English recipes from the 14th century. Originally in the form of a scroll, its authors are listed as "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II". It is among the oldest English cookery books, and the first to mention olive oil, gourds, and spices such as mace and cloves.
caption: A page from late 14th-century manuscript in the John Rylands Library, Manchester.[a]
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