Artists' Books Collection

Gastronomy during wartime : a banquet menu

Description:

Menu drafted by Marechal de Richelieu during the Hanoverian War, printed one course per side on a hexagonal carousel structure, topped by a papier mâché covered dish. Menu translated from the French by Michael Stein. Limited ed. of 30 signed and numbered copies. Menu originally published in L'Almanach gourmand by Charles Monselet (Paris : Librarie Pagnerre, 1870, p. [51]-54)

Artists:

  • Monselet, Charles, 1825-1888
  • Morton, Rebecca Brandeis

Publication Date: 1999

Original Size: [6] leaves mounted on a paper carousel : ill. ; 19 x 28 x 28 cm. + 1 booklet.

Collection: MSU Libraries Artists' Book Collection

Call Number: folio N7433.4.M67 G37 1999

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