A Baghdad Cookery Book - Tthe Book of Dishes (Kitaab Al-oTabaikh) (Paperback)

Al-Baghdadi's "Kitab al-Tabikh" was for long the only medieval Arabic cookery book known to the English-speaking world, thanks to A. J. Arberry's path-breaking 1939 translation as "A Baghdad Cookery Book", which was re-issued by Prospect Books in 2001 as "Medieval Arab Cookery". For centuries, it had been the favourite Arab cookery book of the Turks. The original manuscript is still in Istanbul, and at some point a Turkish sultan commissioned a very handsome copy, which can still be seen in The British Library in London. In the twentieth century the Iraqi scholar, Daoud Chelebi, produced a modern transcription which served as the basis for Arberry's translation. Charles Perry has re-visited the manuscript and discovered many possible errors and amendments that affect the interpretation of these essential recipes for the understanding of medieval Arab cookery. He has produced a new English translation incorporating these amendments and fully annotating his variations with the 'authorised' version. Scholars will now have a definitive text on which to work. They will also have this text in an inexpensive and handy format, just the thing for a learned lady's handbag.

General

Imprint:	Prospect Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	November 2005
Authors:	Muhammad Ibn Al-H Al-Baghdadi
Translators:	Charles Perry
Dimensions:	186 x 135 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	127
ISBN-13:	978-1-903018-42-2
Subtitles:	Arabic
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > National & regional cuisine Books > Food & Drink > National & regional cuisine Promotions
LSN:	1-903018-42-0
Barcode:	9781903018422

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