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Total number of records: 9906

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items9751
Archives152
Objects3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
cooking1378
cooking, english1065
home economics464
food384
cooking, french381
gastronomy235
wine and wine making196
recipes195
cooking, british176
menus169

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain53
England35
France29
London (England)18
Ireland12
Paris (France)10
Italy9
Rome8
Europe6
Mexico4

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Heath, Ambrose (1891-1969)92
Good Housekeeping Institute (Great Britain)85
Simon, Andre Louis (1877-1970)81
Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby (1745-1828)78
Sainsbury'S (Firm)71
Great Britain61
Glasse, Hannah (1708-1770)59
Patten, Marguerite55
British Broadcasting Corporation47
Time-Life Books46

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 1500108
From 1600238
From 1700654
From 18001443
From 19006816
From 2000416

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 5992
Up to 1599106
Up to 1699232
Up to 1799599
Up to 18991302
Up to 19996555
Up to latest883