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The cookery book of 1612 by Antonius Magirus
Jun 27th, 2007 by Jozef Schildermans
In September 2007 Davidsfonds Uitgeverij in Louvain published the commented translation in modern Dutch of Koocboec oft familieren keukenboec by Antonius Magirus from 1612 (ISBN 978 90 5826 5005). Jozef Schildermans and Hilde Sels wrote the introduction and comments and modernized several recipes. Marleen Willebrands translated the text of the Koocboec in modern Dutch and modernized the recipe for ‘mattentaart’. The book is titled Lieve schat, wat vind je lekker? Het Koocboec van Antonius Magirus (1612) en de Italiaanse keuken uit de renaissance, which roughly translates to ‘Sweet dear, what do you fancy? The Koocboec by Antonius Magirus and the Italian kitchen from the renaissance’.
The transcription of the 1612 edition of the Koocboec by Antonius Magirus is available for download. You can use it for scientific or non-commercial purposes, as long as you properly cite the source. For any commercial use contact Hilde Sels and Marleen Willebrands beforehand.
Transcription Koocboec oft familieren keukenboek by Antonius Magirus (1612) – PDF
(the file is 662 KB).
(Nederlands) Lezing over Koock-boeck van Antonius Magirus in Amsterdam
Jul 22nd, 2010 by Jozef Schildermans
Koock-boeck reprint from 1655 added to collections of University of Amsterdam
Apr 7th, 2010 by Jozef Schildermans
The Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam have received as a gift from the Friends of the Library the 1655 reprint of the Koock-boeck by Antonius Magirus. The Friends bought this copy from an antiques dealer who in turn acquired it from the estate of the Flemish folklorist Hervé Stalpaert (1914-1981). So far there was no copy of this rare cookbook in a publicly accessible Dutch library. There exist however two copies of the Koock-boeck in a Dutch private collection. In total only five complete copies of the cookbook of Magirus are preserved. In Belgium there are copies in the Royal Library in Brussels and in the City Library of Antwerp, which has been renamed to Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience.
(Nederlands) Interview in De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad en op Studio Brussel
Dec 4th, 2009 by Hilde Sels
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Presentation on Flemish cookery books in the Musée Départemental de Flandre, Hazebrouck, France
May 19th, 2008 by Hilde Sels
On Thursday 5 June I gave a presentation on ‘L’Histoire des livres de recettes en Flandre à l’époque moderne’ during the conference ‘Plateau Gourmand’ in the Musée Municipal d’Hazebrouck in France. The ‘Plateau Gourmand’ conference is part of the exposition ‘Gourmandise’ which takes place from 4 April until 6 Juli in the Musée Départemental de Flandre, temporarily housed in the municipal museum of Hazebrouck in the north of France (the Hôtel de la Noble-Cour in Cassel is undergoing repairs). More information on this exposition, the conference day and other activities you’ll find on the website of the Conseil Général du Nord of France. (Illustratie: ‘Nature morte’ by Jacob Van Es, of of the paintings exhibited.)