1738 RARE Home Economics for German Women Housekeeping Cooking Astronomy

1738 RARE Home Economics for German Women Housekeeping Cooking Astronomy

A rare and very curious 18^th-century German compendium on housekeeping! Collected by Johann Funcke, this book is a collection of essays and articles on gardening, commerce at markets, weather and physical science, and even a section devoted to astronomy/astrology. The book itself was written for women readers to teach them how to prepare and maintain a home – it includes essays on how to do laundry, cook, set a table, and keep a food inventory.

Many of the lessons are accompanied by fine illustrations including views of barometric and hygrometric tools, the solar system, and more.

Item number: #9941

Price: $750

FUNCKE, Johann Michael

Curieuser und immerwährender Astronomisch-Metereologisch Oeconomischer Frauenzimmer-Reise- und Hand-Kalender

Erfurt: Funcke, 1738.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [10], 356, [18]
  • 21 engravings
• Language: German
• Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
• Size: ~7in X 4.25in (18cm x 10.5cm)
• Very rare and desirable

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