spread the herb and soap mixture on 'lamb skinne on the fleish side'

December 13, 2022 11:18 AM

Early Modern Recipe Online Collective is celebrating 10 years of collective transcription and pedagogical collaboration. Historian Elaine Leong on last month's transcribathon of manuscripts from the archives of the Royal College of Physicians, including Lady Sedley's receipt book (dated 1686). The 17th and 18th centuries were the period in which recipe books flourished as literacy was becoming more widespread and households sought the ability to produce many of the necessities and luxuries of life at home. 5 minute talk titled Lost in Transcription: EMROC, Recipe Books, and Knowledge in the Making.

The 2021 “Revealing Recipes: Top Tips from Early Modern Women” workshop video.

posted by spamandkimchi (5 comments total)

I can't wait to read through all of these links! Thanks a lot.
posted by mumimor at 1:01 PM on December 13, 2022

Ooooh, saving this until I have some time to explore. Thank you! Looks fascinating!
posted by MonkeyToes at 1:46 PM on December 13, 2022

Definitely bookmarking this for the long holiday period. Thank you!
posted by gentlyepigrams at 4:28 PM on December 13, 2022

OHMY, I'm utterly fascinated by the disgusting things people used to eat. I can't wait to immerse myself!
posted by rhizome at 1:49 AM on December 14, 2022

I’m not seeing an obvious link to the actual transcriptions anywhere. I must be missing something.
posted by jedicus at 6:02 PM on December 14, 2022