Hand Carved Wooden Book Holders | You Pick | Unique Cookbook Stand | Made in India

Item:
Hand Carved Wooden Book Holders (each sold separately)

Approximate Dimensions:
13 in. long x 6.5 in. wide x .75 in. thick (when closed)

Condition:
New / Fine

Style:
- Pentacle

- Triple Moon

- Triquetra

History:
The earliest cookbooks, dating as far back as the 15th and 16th centuries, were suited for kings in Western Europe. The oldest published collection of recipes originated in palaces and grand estates of royalty. These collections were modest, handwritten notations; articles were documented within a court culture, mostly intended to aid the chief stewards, but also, so that royalty could boast their unique luxury during banquets. Gradually however, technology expanded on the original cookbook audience. With the advent of modern printing during the 15th century, publishers began printing their own cookbooks in an attempt to market them to the lower classes.

As time progressed, and as new social ideas reformed democracy, equality, and social stratification, presenting specific cookbooks for rich or poor wasn't considered viable marketing for publishers anymore. Instead, with the expanding help of printing technologies, publisher's have the ability of reaching a broader audience. They soon began printing cookbooks with gentlemen and their housewives in mind. These "housewives" found within the pages of English cookbooks of the 17th century had an extremely important role within their estate. They were ladies and gentlewomen of the landed gentry who had great responsibilities. And cookbooks where now a purchasable tool which could help aid them with their many tasks of: directing and overseeing all of the cooking, brewing, baking, and the management of medicines for the entire estate, servants included.

During the 18th century, publishers started marketing towards the urban bourgeoisie, as the richer segments of the emerging middle classes had ambitions to imitate the lifestyles of the elite. In Germany and in England, many of these publications were written by women. They, better then men, saw what was needed in households with fewer servants, and also grasped the subject of simplifying cleaning dishes with less expensive ingredients.


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