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Annals of the caliphs' kitchens : Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq's tenth-century Baghdadi cookbook / English translation with introduction and glossary by Nawal Nasrallah ; Arabic text edited by Kaj Ohrnberg and Sahban Mroueh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq, al-Muẓaffar ibn Naṣr, active 10th century?.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 70.
- Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; v. 70
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooking, Iraqi--Early works to 1800.
- Cooking, Iraqi.
- Cookbooks--Iraq--Baghdad--Early works to 1800.
- Cookbooks.
- Food habits--Iraq--Baghdad--Early works to 1800.
- Food habits.
- Cooking--Iraq--Baghdad--Early works to 1800.
- Cooking.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (919 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written nearly a thousand years ago, al-Warraq’s cookbook is the most comprehensive work of its kind. This traditional cookbook with more than 600 recipes from the luxurious cuisine of medieval Islam is also a rare guide to the contemporary culinary culture. Its numerous anecdotes and poems unfold the role of food in the politics of Islam’s golden era. Introducing this elegant translation is a thorough survey of the period and its food culture. An extensive Glossary, in Arabic and English, of medieval ingredients and dishes, and an Appendix of historical figures provide the necessary reference tools for this work. Making this key resource available in English for the first time to scholars and the general reader fills a gap in the cultural history of medieval Islam. Over 30 color illustrations.
- Contents:
- Preliminary material / Nasrallah
- Introduction / Nasrallah
- The book of cookery / Ibn Sayyar Al-Warraq
- Appendix: People and places / Nasrallah
- Plates / Nasrallah
- Glossary / Nasrallah
- Works cited / Nasrallah
- Indices / Nasrallah.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [843]-849) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-92180-7
- 9786611921804
- 90-474-2305-4
- OCLC:
- 646789581
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004158672.i-907 DOI
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