Lo scalco alla moderna. Overo l'arte di ben disporre li conviti […]

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Lo scalco alla moderna... Author: LATINI Antonio (XVII cent. )  
Title: Lo scalco alla moderna. Overo l'arte di ben disporre li conviti […].
 (Organizing banquets in modern times. Ot the art of arranging banquets or feasts […].)
Language: Italian
City of Publication: Naples
Publisher: Domenico Antonio Parrino e Michele Luigi Muzzi
Printer: Domenico Antonio Parrino e Michele Luigi Muzzi
Date of Publication: 1693
Other Editions: Naples, Parrini e Muzzi, 1693, 1694
Format: Standard Italian Format 4
Pagination: [12], 606, [8], 3 folded tables
Category: Scalco (or Banquet Organizing)
Subjects: Vinegar; Ingredients: preserves; Banquets; Culinary Arts: utensils; Home Economics; Recipes; Scalco (or banquet organizing); Table Presentation: service; Trinciante (or carving); Wine.
Notes: The antiporta is decorated with an allegory of birds, steak and pork on plates ready to be served. Author’s dedication to Fabrizio Carafa. Portrait of the author before the text. Description of various banquets and feasts. Index. In the colophon, the date of publication is 1692.