This is a new edition of a classic of early 17th-century food writing. The book was written by the Italian refugee, educator, and humanist Giacomo Castelvetro, who had been saved from the clutches of the Inquisition in Venice by the English ambassador, Sir Dudley Carleton, in 1611. When he came to England, he was horrified by its preference for large helpings of meat, masses of sugar and very little greenstuff. The Italians were good gardeners, and had a familiarity with many varieties of vegetable and fruit that were as yet little-known in England. He circulated his Italian manuscript among his supporters, dedicating it to Lucy, Countess of Bedford, herself a keen gardener and patron of literature. Gillian Riley's translation of this hitherto unpublished document has been recognised as being fluent, entertaining and accurate from its first appearance in 1989. Castelvetro takes us through the gardener's year, listing the fruit and vegetables as they come into season, with simple and...

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