The Queens Closet opened : incomparable secrets in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving, Candying and Cookery, as they were presented to the Queen. By the most experienced persons of our times, many whereof were honoured with her own practice, when she pleased to descend to these more private recreations. Never before published. Transcribed from the true copies of her Majesties own receipt books, by W.M., one of her late servants
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Type of record: Book
Title: The Queens Closet opened : incomparable secrets in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving, Candying and Cookery, as they were presented to the Queen. By the most experienced persons of our times, many whereof were honoured with her own practice, when she pleased to descend to these more private recreations. Never before published. Transcribed from the true copies of her Majesties own receipt books, by W.M., one of her late servants
Other titles: The queens cabinet; The queens delight; The compleat cook
Classmark: Cookery A/M--
Creator(s): W. M
Publisher: Printed by R. Wood for Nath. Brooke
Publication city: [London]
Date(s): [1659]-1660
Language: English
Size and medium: [4], 300, [24], 123, [7] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/252490
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991016042989705181
Collection group(s): Cookery Collection
Description
The work consists of three parts: The queens cabinet opened: or, the pearl of practice; accurate, physical, and chirurgical receipts. -- The queens delight, or the art of preserving, conserving, and candying; as also a right knowledge of making perfumes, and distilling the most excellent waters. -- The compleat cook. Expertly prescribing the most ready wayes, whether, Italian, Spanish or French, for dressing of flesh, and fish, ordering of sauces, or making of pastry.
'The compleat cook' is dated 1659 and has imprint: London, printed for Nath. Brooke.
Parts 2 and 3 have separate title-pages; part 3 has separate pagination.
Additional description
Wanting: pp.49-72 [Sig.E1-12] 89-92 [Sig.F9-F10] 123-142 [Sig.H2-H11] 243-264 [Sig.N2-N11] 287-288 [Sig.O12] 'Compleat Cook', pp. 83-86 [Sig.D6-D7] also title-page and preliminary pages. Frontispiece cut down and mounted. The title-page to 'The Queen's delight' has been bound at the commencement of the volume in substitution for the general title-page
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