Cookbook Collection

Illustration for "Le tombeau des delices du monde" by Jean Puget de La Serre, 1631. Private Collection

New well furnished cooking book, 1766. Creator: Anonymous
New well furnished cooking book, 1766. Private Collection

Cunard Line Handbook and Cunard Cookbook
Cunard Line Handbook dated December 1905, 178 pages. Behind it is The Cunard Cookbook. Date: 20th century

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781796 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - game dishes: Barded partridges, Roast partridges, Roast surrey fowls, Larded guinea fowl)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781754 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - invalid trays (from 1 to 3): 1

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a pineapple, peaches and two doves (chromolitho)
6015049 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a pineapple, peaches and two doves (chromolitho) by English School

Designs for Timbale de Macaroni by Antonin Careme (engraving)
2562837 Designs for Timbale de Macaroni by Antonin Carme (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page of L Art de la Cuisine Francaise, by Antonin Careme (engraving)
2562834 Title page of L Art de la Cuisine FranAzaise, by Antonin Carme (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Design for the presentation of Charlottes a la Reine & Pain de Framboises a la Leda
CHT245002 Design for the presentation of Charlottes a la Reine & Pain de Framboises a la Leda, illustration from a Hungarian cookery book on French cooking

Frontispiece to Le Viandier (digitally coloured print)
GIA3899777 Frontispiece to Le Viandier (digitally coloured print) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: often called Le Viandier de Taillevent)

Vegetable slicing machine (litho)
6015059 Vegetable slicing machine (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vegetable slicing machine)

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a hen and vegetables (chromolitho)
6015056 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a hen and vegetables (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Professor Horsfords baking powder (chromolitho)
6032733 Advertisement for Professor Horsfords baking powder (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Design for the presentation of desserts, illustration from a Hungarian cookery book
CHT245006 Design for the presentation of desserts, illustration from a Hungarian cookery book on French cooking, c.1880 (colour litho) by Hungarian School (19th century)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781801 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dressed vegetables: Stuffed tomatoes, Vegetable marrow a la creme, Spinach, Potato croquettes)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781793 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - poultry: Roast fowls, Roast goose, Roast turkey with savoury balls, Roast duck, Boiled chicken)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781758 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - chaudfroid dishes: Turkey en chaudfroid, Chaudfroid of salmon, Decorated chaudfroid of ham)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781757 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dessert fruit (from 1 to 12): Apricots, White cherries, Black cherries; White

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781756 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - fancy cakes: cakes and gateaux showing various styles of icing and decoration)

Implements for carving, 1694 (engraving)
3740388 Implements for carving, 1694 (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781797 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - sweets and gateaux: Eclairs, Assorted pastry, Rice and apple gateau, Gateau St Honore, Simnel cake)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781789 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - fish dishes (from 1 - 7): Scallops au Gratin, Red mullet, Salmon au naturel, Mayonnaise of lobster

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781788 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - cold entrees: Chicken medaillons, Cold border of salmon, Beef galantine, Zephires of duck)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781784 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - game (from 1 - 10): Cock widgeon, Dumb bird, Blackbird, Pintail, French partridge, Rabbit

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781782 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - soups (from 1 - 10): Mutton Broth, Pot -au - feu, Tomato soup, Kidney soup

Design for the presentation of chicken stuffed with foie gras
CHT245005 Design for the presentation of chicken stuffed with foie gras and pheasant breasts cooked in the Berthold manner, illustration from a Hungarian cookery book on French cooking

Croquembouche designs (engraving)
2562836 Croquembouche designs (engraving) by Careme, Marie Antoine (1784-1833) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carme (1784-1833)

Title page of Le Patissier National Parisien, by Antonin Careme (engraving)
2562835 Title page of Le Patissier National Parisien, by Antonin Carme (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ornamental moulds for creating iced puddings (litho)
6015052 Ornamental moulds for creating iced puddings (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamental moulds for creating iced puddings)

Ornamental pillar moulds for creating iced puddings (litho)
6015046 Ornamental pillar moulds for creating iced puddings (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamental pillar moulds for creating iced puddings)

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a bowl of fish and a towered arrangement of fruit
6015044 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a bowl of fish and a towered arrangement of fruit (chromolitho) by English School

Titlepage to American Cookery, written by Amelia Simmons
AQS257146 Titlepage to American Cookery, written by Amelia Simmons, published by Hudson & Goodwin, 1796 (lithograph) by American School, (18th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

Front cover of the Almanach de la Bonne Cuisine et de la Maitresse de Maison
CHT168343 Front cover of the Almanach de la Bonne Cuisine et de la Maitresse de Maison, 1860 (coloured engraving) by French School

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781798 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - salads (from 1 to 10): Cucumber, Beetroot and potato, Macedoine, Tomato, Russian, Italian, Prawn

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781750 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dressed vegetables: Stuffed tomatoes, Vegetable marrow a la creme, Spinach, Potato croquettes)

Titlepage of an Italian cookery book, pub. Venice, 1622 (litho)
STC311035 Titlepage of an Italian cookery book, pub. Venice, 1622 (litho) by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Design for the presentation of pullet chicken with mayonnaise
CHT245003 Design for the presentation of pullet chicken with mayonnaise and aspic on a bed of butter and ice and fruit, illustration from a Hungarian cookery book on French cooking

Marshalls patented freezers for creating iced foods (litho)
6015064 Marshalls patented freezers for creating iced foods (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshalls patented freezers for creating iced foods)

Title page of the Book Of Ices by Agnes Marshall (litho)
6015051 Title page of the Book Of Ices by Agnes Marshall (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of the Book Of Ices by Agnes Marshall)

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a swan and a bundle of asparagus (chromolitho)
6015043 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a swan and a bundle of asparagus (chromolitho) by English School

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781761 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - dinner table. Caption reads: The floral decorations are kept low to facilitate conversation)

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781749 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - salads (from 1 to 10): Cucumber, Beetroot and potato, Macedoine, Tomato, Russian, Italian, Prawn

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781748 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - bacon and ham (from 1 to 12): Forelock, Collar, Streaky, Prime - back, Small back, Flank

Baking for stargazers
Dina Belenko

A New Cookbook by Marx Rumpolt. The first illustrated German cookbook, 1604. Creator: Amman
A New Cookbook by Marx Rumpolt. The first illustrated German cookbook, 1604. Private Collection

Cookbook Opera, 1570. Artist: Scappi, Bartolomeo (c. 1500-1577)
Cookbook Opera, 1570. Private Collection

Guillaume Tirel, dit Taillevent (Le Viandier), 16th century. Artist: Anonymous
Guillaume Tirel, dit Taillevent (Le Viandier), 16th century. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

COOKBOOK, 1914. Cover of A Book of Good Dinners For My Friend by Fannie Merritt Farmer. Originally published as What to Have For Dinner in 1905

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The world of cookbooks is a treasure trove of culinary knowledge, passed down through generations and across continents. From the Cunard Line Handbook to the iconic Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration from 1861, these books have shaped our understanding of food and its preparation. Leafing through the pages of these timeless classics, one can discover a wealth of recipes and techniques that have stood the test of time. Take Antonin Careme's Designs for Timbale de Macaroni or his L'Art de la Cuisine Francaise; these engravings transport us to a bygone era where gastronomy was elevated to an art form. But it's not just about fancy presentations and elaborate dishes. Cookbooks also offer practical solutions for everyday cooking. The Vegetable slicing machine litho reminds us that innovation has always played a role in making our lives easier in the kitchen. And let's not forget about desserts. From ornamental moulds creating iced foods in various shapes like pineapples, peaches, doves, hens, and vegetables to designs for presenting Charlottes à la Reine & Pain de Framboises à la Leda – there is no shortage of inspiration when it comes to satisfying our sweet tooth. Even advertisements find their place within these culinary guides. Professor Horsfords baking powder chromolitho showcases how ingredients were marketed back then – a glimpse into history itself. Whether you're an aspiring chef or simply enjoy experimenting with flavors in your own kitchen they can an invaluable resource. They connect us with traditions from around the world while inspiring creativity and exploration. So grab your favorite cookbook today and embark on a delicious journey through time.