Opera di M. Bartolomeo Scappi, cuoco secreto di Papa Pio V. Divisa in sei libri

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Opera di M. Bartolomeo Scappi... Author: SCAPPI Bartolomeo (XVI cent., begining-1570 post)  
Title: Opera di M. Bartolomeo Scappi, cuoco secreto di Papa Pio V. Divisa in sei libri.
 (Work by M. Bartolomeo Scappi, secret cook of pope Pio V. Divided into six books.
Language: Italian
City of Publication: Venice
Publisher: Michele Tramezzino
Printer: Michele Tramezzino
Date of Publication: 1570
Edizione: First dated edition\
Other Editions: Venice, Tramezzino, 1570, [1570], [1581?]; Venice, Vecchi, 1596, 1598, 1605, 1610, 1622; Venice, Combi, 1643.
Format: Standard Italian Format 4
Pagination: c. [6], 436 (ma 444), [8], 26 tables., 1 folded table
Category: Cookbook
Subjects: Ingredients: preserves; Banquets; Culinary Arts: utensils; Diet; Recipes; Scalco (or banquet organizing); Table Presentation: service; Trinciante (or carving)
Notes: Author’s portait before the text. Table with subjects at the end of each book. Contains: Narrazione del Conclave del 1549. Scappi, from Bologna or Venice, executed his art in Rome from 1536 to 1566 at the service of various cardinals and then the pope. He worked for Julius III, Pio IV and Pio V, for whom he acted as personal chef.