After a discussion with a classmate earlier this week (Thanks Richard), I'm considering an illustrated-annotated bibliography of historic and contemporary cookbooks. The final product would contain images illustrating the evolution of the cookbook, starting with some of the 17th century "receipt books."
To kick off, I have a couple nice images from the Folger Library in DC. They've got a receipt book in their collection, the "receipt book of Mrs. Sarah Longe," and I have a full transcript of it, plus a few images of the document itself. There are some lovely "household management" books with illustrations of cooked dishes and lots of authoritative advice.
This sounds perfect in oh so many ways, Kim. What software are you thinking of using to construct this, and what sort of argument (about the evolution of the books, about how a visual presentation of them mediates our responses...?) are you considering?
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