Invention of the modern cookbook
By: Sandra Sherman.
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9781598844863; 9781598844870
Subjects: Cookery; Cookery, British -- History; Food habits -- Great Britain -- History; Cookery, American -- History; Food habits -- United States -- History
Description: Every kitchen has at least one well-worn cookbook, but just how did they come to be? Invention of the Modern Cookbook is the first study to examine that question, discussing the roots of these collections in 17th-century England and illuminating the cookbook's role as it has evolved over time. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Culinary authority; title: Intelligible recipes and competent instruction; title: Complementary material; title: Celebrity chefs; title: Marketing strategies; title: Niche and specialty cookbooks; title: Point of view.