Setsuyo Ryori Taizen Or Toryu Setsuyo Ryori Taizen Complete Manual Of Cuisine Of Our School

by Shijo Takashima

$5,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

First edition

Title within illus. border, frontis., & 51 illus. in the text. Five vols. in one. 8vo, orig. wrappers rubbed & a little defective, first leaf a little dusty , new stitching. Kyoto: Kikuya, ca. 1714 . First edition of this notable gastronomy book; it is rather uncommon. The Shijo School of Cooking was established by professional chefs during the Muromachi period ca. 1400-1550 . These chefs specialized in preparing formal banquets for nobility. The

• Binding: Wrappers

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