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Cuisine Artistique
by Dubois, Urbain
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Paris: Librairie E.Dentu, 1882. Second-hand hardcover.
Dubois, Urbain. Cuisine Artistique: etudes de L'Ecole Moderne. (2 vols)
DUBOIS, Urbain [Urbain François (1818-1901)]
Cuisine Artistique: etudes de l'ecole moderne - ouvrage en deux parties renfermant cent soixante-six planches gravées
Paris : Librairie E.Dentu, Galerie D'Orleans, Palais-Royal, 1882. Second Edition. Printed by Imprimerie Émile Martinet, Paris.
Two volumes, quarto (310x240mm) quarter bound tan pebble-grain morocco, gilt lettered spine ruled into 6 compartments, marbled boards and endpapers, original wrappers to upper boards, all edges marbled: Vol I [2],viii,frontispiece,303,[3]pp, seventy-five out of text engravings; Vol II [6],427,[3]pp, ninety-one out of text engravings. In French.
Boards, binding and edges rubbed, scuffed and lightly soiled; corners gently bruised; occasional light foxing and offset toning (from the tissue guards) rarely affecting the text or plates; a number of tissue guards remain complete; generous margins.
Between 1845 and 1880, Dubois was chef to the Rothschilds, a Russian ambassador, the King and Queen of Prussia and the Emperor of Germany. During this time he also authored a number of significant culinary books aimed at professionals highlighting with extremely fine engravings the table settings and modes of the Belle Époque. He is credited with introducing service à la russe to Western European dining, and the term chef as the person in charge of this service. His focus on centre-pieces and grand 'pieces montees' continued the fashion established by Carême but took it to new heights.
"An important work demonstrating the extent, scope and artistry of the French cuisine." Bitting p131. "The most beautiful illustrations of the culinary arts" Oberlé (Fastes) 245.
A reasonably scarce significant work. Filled with striking full page engravings of kitchen equipment, centre-pieces, 'architectual' componentry and elaborate dishes.
§ OCLC records only 4 holdings this edition; COPAC records no holdings this edition.
§ Oberlé (Fastes) 245; Bitting p.131; Vicaire 290; cf Cagle 165 referring to the 1872 edition.
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- Title
- Cuisine Artistique
- Author
- Dubois, Urbain
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- Second-hand hardcover
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- Publisher
- Librairie E.Dentu
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1882
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