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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture734
Cookery Collection384
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)252
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)67
Scott, Mrs M. E.64
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Essai sur la nature, et le choix des alimens, suivant les différentes constitutions : ou on explique les différens effets, les avantages & les désavantages de la nourriture animale & végétale

Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735); Boyer de Prébandier, Pierre

1755

Part 2 has a special t.p.: Regles pratiques sur la diéte dans les differentes constitutions et maladies du corps humain.

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Food in history

Tannahill, Reay; Wilson, C Anne

1973

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-414) and index.

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Traditional food east and west of the Pennines

Brears, Peter C D; Wilson, C Anne; Hunter, Lynette; Pollard Helen; Stead, Jennifer

1994

"First published in 1991 by Edinburgh University Press"--Title page verso. "Based on papers from The Third Leeds Symposium on Food History and Traditions, April 1988, with additional chapters. This i...

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Hill, Betsy to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

4 Dec 1846

Handwritten letter from Betsy Hill to Mary Cowden Clarke, describing how to store a cut of bacon and discussing other domestic matters.

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As I recall

Boyd-Orr, John Boyd Orr Baron (1880-1971)

1967

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Pleasures of the table : ritual and display in the European dining room, 1600-1900 : an exhibition at Fairfax House, York, 1st September to 20th November 1997

Brown, Peter; Day, Ivan; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Fairfax House (York, England)

[1997]

Published to accompany the exhibition.

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Domestic economy (v.1)

Donovan, Michael (1876)

1830-1837

With additional engraved title-page. Contents: v. 1. Brewing, distilling, wine-making, baking &c. -- v. 2. Animal and vegetable ailments used by the various nations of the world, and the processes t...

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Researches on the chemistry of food

Liebig, Justus Freiherr von (1803-1873); Gregory, William (1803-1858)

1847

Includes index.

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