1738 RARE Home Economics for German Women Housekeeping Cooking Astronomy
A rare and very curious 18th-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.
1738 RARE Home Economics for German Women Housekeeping Cooking Astronomy
A rare and very curious 18th-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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9941
Categories
Cooking & Cuisine
Medicine & Science
Authors
FUNCKE, Johann Michael
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
German
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete