Delle economica Trattato di M. Giacomo Lanteri gentihuomo Bresciano nel quale si dimonstrano le qualitá che all’Huomo e alla Donna separatamente convengono pel governo della Casa.
Venezia: Appresso Vincenzo Galgrisi, 1560. Item #1425 12mo. 150 x 100 mm., [6 x 4 inches]. [32], 172, [2] pp., [printer’s mark followed by a final blank]. Bound in contemporary limp vellum; ties missing, small piece of vellum missing from spine, some minor restauration to the area. Contemporary manuscript signature of a private collector of front flyleaf. With faults a nice copy in genuine condition. This book is dedicated to the Duchess of Ferrara, Renata di Francia. It contains much information about the management of her household and other noble households, including the estates managed by La Donna Giulia dalla Rovere D’Este, Isabella Borromeo, Laura Gonzaga Trivultia, the author’s own mother Lucretia Bona de Lanteri “noblewoman of Brescia”, the Duchess of Parma, and Vittoria Farnese Duchess of Urbino to name the most prominent. First edition of this work on domestic economy, and one of the first of its kind in the genre of estate management. In addition to outlining the responsibilities of noblemen and women, Lanteri outlines in detail the operations of a noble house and the jobs associated with its maintenance. Much information on the kitchen, preparation for banquets, management of the larder, purchasing food and wine, organization of a table of large parties and some recommend dishes and menus. Andre Simon wrote of this book “Petite enciclopedie populaire dans laquel l’on trove un certain nombre de conseils pratiques.” Andre Simon. Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 394. Maria Paleari Henssler. Bibliografia Latino-Italiana di Gastronomia, I. 416, & II. 446 where she designates this work (*) of particular importance. Lord Westbury, Handlist of Italian Cookery Books, 129.
Price: $3,500.00