Smorgasbords of Andalusi and Maghribi dishes and their salutary benefits English translation of the Thirteenth-century cookbook Anwa' al-saydala fi alwan al-atima with introduction and glosssary by Nawal Nasrallah

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nasrallah, Nawal, editor, translator.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts 0929-2403 volume 217

Standardized Title:

Anwa' al-saydala fi alwan al-atima. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Maktabah al-Waṭanīyah lil-Mamlakah al-Maghribīyah--Manuscript--Rabat MS, 54.

Maktabah al-Waṭanīyah lil-Mamlakah al-Maghribīyah.

Bibliothèque nationale de France--Manuscript--Arabe 7009.

Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Cooking, Spanish--Early works to 1800.

Cooking, Spanish.

Cooking--Africa, North--Early works to 1800.

Cooking.

Manuscripts, Arabic--Spain--Early works to 1800.

Manuscripts, Arabic.

Manuscripts, Medieval--Spain.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Cooking, Medieval--Spain.

Cooking, Medieval.

Genre:

cookbooks

Cookbooks

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2025]

Summary:

"The medieval cookbook Anwa' al-saydala fi alwan al-at'ima, with its remarkable collection of over 460 recipes, is a tangible testimony to the richness and sophistication of the cuisine of Muslim Spain. Its diverse recipes reflect a pluralistic society of ethnic and religious communities that found a common ground for a collective culture. It further displays a rich regional vocabulary and the material culture it represents. This text has been a culinary diamond in the rough ever since its first publication in the early 1960s, based on a single damaged and titleless manuscript with misplaced folios. In this new translation, Anwa' al-saydala is now a polished gem. It is based on a recently discovered manuscript that is in good condition. For the first time in any language, this translation is the closest representation of the original text that the author/compiler constructed. Supplemented with an extensive introduction and glossaries, and enlivened with over 270 color illustrations depicting medieval life. Also included are modern adaptations of twenty recipes"-- Provided by publisher

The medieval cookbook Anwāʿ al-ṣaydala fī alwān al-aṭʿima, with its remarkable collection of over 460 recipes, is a tangible testimony to the richness and sophistication of the cuisine of Muslim Sapin. Its diverse recipes reflect a pluralistic society of ethnic and religious communities that found a common ground for a collective culture. It further displays a rich regional vocabulary and the material culture it represents. This text has been a culinary diamond in the rough ever since its first publication in the early 1960s, based on a single damaged and titleless manuscript with misplaced folios. In this new translation, Anwāʿ al-ṣaydala is now a polished gem. It is based on a recently discovered manuscript that is in good condition. For the first time in any language, this translation is the closest representation of the original text that the author/compiler constructed. Supplemented with an extensive introduction and glossaries, and enlivened with over 270 color illustrations depicting medieval life. Also included are modern adaptations of twenty recipes.

Notes:

Translation of: Anwa' al-saydala fi alwan al-atima

Translation of Anwā' al ṣaydala fī alwān al-aṭ'ima from nineteenth century manuscript in National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat MS, 54, and seventeenth-century manuscript in the National Library of France, Arabe 7009

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 03, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Anwa' al-saydala fi alwan al-atima. Smorgasbords of Andalusi and Maghribi dishes and their salutary benefits

ISBN:

9789004715967

9004715967

OCLC:

1482463195

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