Il trinciante

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Il trinciante Author: CERVIO Vincenzo (XVI-XVII cent.)  
Title: Il trinciante.
 (The Carver).
Language: Italian
City of Publication: Rome
Publisher: Giulio Burchioni
Printer: Stampa del Gabbia
Date of Publication: 1593
Other Editions: Venice, Tramezzino, 1581; Rome, Gabbia, 1593; Venice, Vecchi, 1605, 1610, 1620, 1622; Venice Combi, 1643.
Format: Standard Italian Format 4
Pagination: [8], 162, [2], 2 folded tables
Category: Trinciante (or Carving)
Subjects: Ingredients: properties; Banquets; Culinary Arts: utensils; Recipes; Table Presentation: service; Trinciante (or Carving)
Notes: Dedicated to cardinal Alessandro Farnese.  There is little information from the life of Cervio. He served as the Trinciante (or carver) for cardinal Farnese, where he probably worked as an assistant to Reale Fusoritto da Narni, at whose premature death this volume was rewritten. Il Trinciante by Cervio is without a doubt the most famous and complete work of its kind.