Author: WHEELER, JO
Title: Renaissance secrets, recipes & formulas / Jo Wheeler ; with the assistance of Katy Temple
Description: London New York : Victoria and Albert Museum ; Distributed by Harry N. Abrams 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 111 pages; Physical description; 111 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm. Contents; Glass & Ceramics -- Cristallo glass -- Cobalt blue -- Lattimo Naples yellow -- Lustre -- Medici porcelain -- How to mould a crayfish -- Cosmetics. soaps & perfumes -- Sweet-smelling soaps -- Barber's soap -- Musk oil -- Hand and lip balm -- hair oil -- Room perfume -- Painting & drawing -- Raphael's glue -- Red lake -- Miniver brushes -- Blue drawing paper -- Restoring picture -- Textiles & clothing -- Venetian scarlet -- Moth repellent -- Stain remover -- Purse strings -- Raising silkworms -- Medicine -- Medicine for lovers -- A charlatan's secret -- A healthy life -- Medici anti-poison oil -- A plague amulet -- Cookery -- Little morsels -- Chicken soup -- Rack of ribs -- Venetian mostarda -- biscuits to excite Venus -- How to sharpen knives -- Sugar sculpture -- Printing & writing -- Perfect writing ink -- Printing ink -- How to cut quills -- Marbled paper. Summary; From recipes for plague amulets to aphrodisiacs and formulas for everything from lip balm to paint pigments. this book takes you into the secret world of Renaissance trades and explains why certain recipes were jealously guarded whilst others were printed for a new popular readership. New and extensive research offers intriguing insights into the use of obscure. exotic and toxic ingredients and explains now unfamiliar or arcane techniques. Each recipe is linked to real objects from the V&A's outstanding collections. Strikingly designed and beautifully illustrated. 'Renaissance Secrets' reveals the compelling stories behind the original recipes. Biography; Jo Wheeler lives and works in London. He received his PhD from the University of Warwick and has published on neighbourhood and local loyalties. as well as stench and disease in Renaissance Venice. Subjects; Art - Technique - Early works to 1800. Artists' materials. Cosmetics - Early works to 1800. Medicine - Formulae. receipts. prescriptions - Early works to 1800. Cooking - Early works to 1800. Renaissance. Artists' materials - Formulae. Medicine - Formulae. Ceramics - Formulae. Handbooks. vade-mecums. etc. Recipes - History. Renaissance - Miscellanea. Recipes - Italy - History. Workshop recipes - History. Workshop recipes - Italy - History.Weight in Kg appr.:

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