Early receipt books documented the sacred and profane accounts of daily life rather than prescrib... more Early receipt books documented the sacred and profane accounts of daily life rather than prescribing a female domestic identity, which we come to see in later years. 10 By the term manuscript I am referring to books that are either entirely handwritten or made up by clippings and put together by hand. I also make use the term recipe book with the same meaning (single-copy text) and in chapter one, I use the term receipt book as it was the colloquial term at the time. 11 By the term cookbook I am referring to mass-produced recipe texts.
Early receipt books documented the sacred and profane accounts of daily life rather than prescrib... more Early receipt books documented the sacred and profane accounts of daily life rather than prescribing a female domestic identity, which we come to see in later years. 10 By the term manuscript I am referring to books that are either entirely handwritten or made up by clippings and put together by hand. I also make use the term recipe book with the same meaning (single-copy text) and in chapter one, I use the term receipt book as it was the colloquial term at the time. 11 By the term cookbook I am referring to mass-produced recipe texts.
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