The main manuscript contains five chapters devoted to old cookery books of particular interest, as follows: (1) ff.4-16: Ann Wallis: 1673; (2) ff.17-37: Mrs Windham: 1710; (3) ff. 38-60: Captain Thomas Pownall's Book: 1688, and The Lincolnshire Housewife's; (4) ff.61-74: Sr Walter Ralegh's Book of Receipts; (5) ff.76-112: George Noble: Physical Receipts (-Astrological Notes). At the end are inserted 13 loose sheets headed: "Notes from Christian astrology, modestly treated of in three books...by William Lilly...1647", dated 9.i.26. The contents of the manuscript were afterwards issued as the introductory part of John Hodgkin's Cookery: a description of the collection of books from the 15th to the 19th centuries ... together with the collector's collations, notes and an introduction on some old and quaint receipt books, 1934. The two printed pamphlets kept with the manuscript are firstly a prospectus for this book, and secondly A catalogue of cookery books from the collection of J.E. Hodgkin ... (1931?).
Notes on old cookery books, compiled by John Hodgkin
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 45
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1925
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 4 items in 1 envelope, namely 2 printed pamphlets, 1 roughly tied manuscript with 114 ff., and 13 ff. fastened together In the longest manuscript ff. 75, 86-92, 113-114 are blank. It is written in a sloping hand and bears the author's autograph. Cardboard cover
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Hodgkin was a bibliographer and collector of cookery books. Some of his books and papers were acquired by Blanche Leigh, who subsequently donated her cookery collection to the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The gift of Mrs Leigh, 1939
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
None
Custodial History
The Blanche Leigh Collection of Cookery Books