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Acetaria (1699) was a book with many subjects: the rights and
wrongs of vegetarianism; the virtues of eating more salads;
cultivating the plants that made them memorable; and recipes for
their use. It shows John Evelyn as more than arbiter of visual
taste -- his central historical role -- but as one of England's
first gastronomes. Acetaria exposes English cookery at a critical
moment as it departed from medieval forms and embraced the new
styles of France and Europe. Its arguments still have resonance and
can be counted as revolutionary at the time they were first
expressed.
Containing over 300 culinary recipes, this work by the celebrated
17th-century diarist and man of letters, John Evelyn, is one of a
series of Evelyn's miscellaneous writings on matters concerning
gardening, estate management and cookery. The book has been
transcribed from a manuscript book of recipes - many of them in
Evelyn's own hand - for the kitchen and the sick room. The recipes
reflect the practices of the Evelyn family at Wotton in Surrey.
They are also the product of John Evelyn's own travels through
Europe during the years of the Civil War and the Interregnum, and
those of his friends and relations who were diplomatic
representatives in France and Spain. Many of the recipes are
attributed, including one for gooseberry wine given to Evelyn by
Sir Christopher Wren, and another for Spanish olio given him by the
English Ambassador to Madrid, Sir Arthur Hopton.
Evelyn was at the centre of English social and political life in
the17c, friend of Charles II, member of Royal Society. The Diary of
John Evelyn (1620-1706) is one of the principal literary sources
for life and manners in the English seventeenth century. Evelyn was
one of an influential group of men which included Wren, Pepys and
Boyle; afounding member of the Royal Society, he was also a friend
of Charles II, a Commissioner for sick seamen and prisoners of war
during the Dutch Wars, a prime mover behind Chelsea and Greenwich
Hospitals, and a prolific author who wrote about architecture, art,
arboriculture, fashion, and pollution. In his Diary he recorded the
events and experiences of his long and remarkable life; there are
also extensive references to his family, including hispoignant
recollections of the children who predeceased him. This edition has
been based on the only comprehensive and accurate transcription, by
E.S. de Beer, published by Oxford University Press in 1955, but the
text hasbeen reworked into individual years and months while
retaining the original spelling and grammar throughout. GUY DE LA
BEDOYERE holds degrees in history and archaeology from the
Universities of Durham and London.
The Stuart writer and gardener John Evelyn (1620-1706), whose
two-volume Sylva is also reissued in this series, kept a diary from
the age of eleven, and in the 1680s began to compile this memoir
from his records. It was first published in 1818 in an edition by
the antiquarian William Bray; this three-volume version of 1906 was
edited by Austin Dobson (1840-1921), the author and poet who also
wrote the volume on Henry Fielding in the 'English Men of Letters'
series, among many other literary biographies. In an extensive
preface, Dobson explains his reasons for revisiting a work which
had already received much editorial attention, and his introduction
gives a short biography of its author. Volume 1 begins with
Evelyn's own memoir of his early life: regular entries commence in
1637, when he was a student at Oxford, and end in France in 1646.
The Stuart writer and gardener John Evelyn (1620-1706), whose
two-volume Sylva is also reissued in this series, kept a diary from
the age of eleven, and in the 1680s began to compile this memoir
from his records. It was first published in 1818 in an edition by
the antiquarian William Bray; this three-volume version of 1906 was
edited by Austin Dobson (1840-1921), the author and poet who also
wrote the volume on Henry Fielding in the 'English Men of Letters'
series, among many other literary biographies. In an extensive
preface, Dobson explains his reasons for revisiting a work which
had already received much editorial attention, and his introduction
gives a short biography of its author. Volume 3 covers the period
from 1677, including the death of Charles II and the Glorious
Revolution, and ending with notes made a few weeks before Evelyn's
death in 1706.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
John Evelyn (1620-1706), a founder member of the Royal Society, was
a horticulturalist and author, best remembered for his diaries.
Throughout his prolific writings he exhibits a strong distaste for
the corruption of life at court. The beautiful and pious Margaret
Godolphin (1652-78), a courtier more than thirty years Evelyn's
junior, with whom he struck up an intense friendship in 1672, was
maid of honour in the household of Queen Catherine, wife of King
Charles II. To Evelyn she represented the antithesis of the
corruption he despised. Written as 'a record of her perfections'
following her death in childbirth, this hagiographic biography
reflects the extent of Evelyn's devotion. Left among his unrevised
manuscripts, it was not published until 1847, nearly two centuries
after its composition. Edited by the bishop and orator Samuel
Wilberforce (1805-73), the work includes helpful notes and
genealogical tables that elucidate the text.
John Evelyn (1620 1706), intellectual, diarist, gardener and
founder member of the Royal Society, is best known for his Diary,
the great journal of his life and times, encompassing a momentous
period in British history. A lifelong collector of books, like his
contemporary Pepys, Evelyn amassed over 4,000 items in his library.
This work, originally published in 1664, was the first
English-language treatise on forestry. Intended for the gentry, it
aimed to encourage tree-planting after the ravages of the Civil War
and to ensure a supply of timber for Britain's fast-developing
navy. The first work sponsored officially by the Royal Society, it
was an offshoot of Evelyn's unpublished manuscript Elysium
Britannicum, a compendium of gardens and gardening. This is the
1908 two-volume reprint of the fourth edition, published in the
year of Evelyn's death. Volume 1 describes different species of
tree, deciduous and evergreen, and includes an introductory
biography of Evelyn by John Nisbet (1858 1914).
John Evelyn (1620 1706), intellectual, diarist, gardener and
founder member of the Royal Society, is best known for his Diary,
the great journal of his life and times, encompassing a momentous
period in British history. A lifelong collector of books, like his
contemporary Pepys, Evelyn amassed over 4,000 items in his library.
This work, originally published in 1664, was the first
English-language treatise on forestry. Intended for the gentry, it
aimed to encourage tree-planting after the ravages of the Civil War
and to ensure a supply of timber for Britain's fast-developing
navy. The first work sponsored officially by the Royal Society, it
was an offshoot of Evelyn's unpublished manuscript Elysium
Britannicum, a compendium of gardens and gardening. This is the
1908 two-volume reprint of the fourth edition, published in the
year of Evelyn's death. Volume 2 covers practical aspects of
forestry and the use of trees in landscaping.
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