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Recipe book by Ralph Ayres, cook of New College, Oxford

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MS. Don. e. 89
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Recipe book by Ralph Ayres, cook of New College, Oxford, 1721. A little book of recipes of New College two hundred years ago (privately printed, 1922) was printed from another copy of this text.

Dates

  • Creation: 1721

Extent

37 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. e. 89, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Don. e. 89

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 8894

Abstract

Recipe book by Ralph Ayres, cook of New College, Oxford

Biographical / Historical

Ralph Ayres was head cook at New College in the 1770s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from P. L. H. Smith and given by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1959.

Physical Facet

Stiffened wrappers of Dutch decorated paper

Title
Recipe book by Ralph Ayres, cook of New College, Oxford
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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