Platina: on Right Pleasure and Good Health. A Critical Edition and Translation of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine
by Platina (Sacchi, Bartolomeo) ; Milham, Mary Ella, translator & editor
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0866982086
- ISBN 13
- 9780866982085
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0866982086 . KB55...ix, [plate], 511, [i] pp. Works cited; index to the intro; index nominum; index verborum. Chronology. Octavo. Dark blue cloth with gilt to front cover and spine. Minor shelf wear to covers, slight turn in at corners. Interior is clean and unmarked. A very nice copy. A critical edition. Text of De Honesta Voluptate et Valetudine in Latin with facing English translation. "...the first modern translation that goes back to the original manuscript and deals with Platina's originality, his sources, and the textual proofs. The first half of the book discusses all kinds of food and spices, their nature and their cultivation. The 2nd half is drawn primarily from Martino and his Italian cookbook. Readers will see how Platina's work was informed by classicists and ancient poets, Arabic ideas on the principles of health, and his regard for the medicinal uses of food." An important new look at one of the most important writers on the Renaissance kitchen and table. ; Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies; Vol. 168; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 511 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12063
- Title
- Platina: on Right Pleasure and Good Health. A Critical Edition and Translation of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine
- Author
- Platina (Sacchi, Bartolomeo) ; Milham, Mary Ella, translator & editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0866982086
- ISBN 13
- 9780866982085
- Publisher
- Arizona State University
- Place of Publication
- Tempe, AZ
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 0866982086, Platina, De_honesta-voluptate, Renaissance_cuisine, Martino
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Renaissance;
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About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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