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Cookery Printed Books

Archive Print Collection: Cookery. Contains records with digital media

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Type of record: Book

Title: Cookery Printed Books

Level: Collection

Classmark: Cookery.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/43229

Collection group(s): Cookery Collection

Description

Principally made up from two separate collections. Blanche Legat Leigh, Lady Mayoress of Leeds, made a gift in 1939 of cookery books which included not only historical works published in Britain but also a large number of foreign, particularly Italian and French, works on cookery. John F Preston made another major gift in 1962. Among many other smaller gifts and bequests is that of over 100 Chinese cookery books, presented by Frank and Margaret Leeming. This collection contains works which date from the late 15th century until the present day on a variety of subjects, including gastronomy, home economics, medicine, confectionery, recipes, menus, and vegetarianism.

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Cookery Collection guide

Collection guide: Cookery Collection

The Cookery collection dates from 1487 to the 21st century. It is made up of nearly 10,000 printed volumes and contains over 140 manuscript recipe and household books.

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