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A recipe Book in Search of an Owner: Perfumery, Medicine and Confections in the House of the Seventh Duke of Montalto (1635-1666) ABSTRACT. Document number thirty from the manuscripts of the Count of Harrach, preserved in the Vienna State Archives, is an exceptionally interesting home recipe book that contains numerous personal annotations by a person whose identity we will reveal in this article. A detailed analysis of the manuscript has led us to discover the owner and author of the annotations, as well as get a better understanding of the significance of perfume for the noble elite of the Spanish monarchy. Las anotaciones destapan toda la red familiar y clientelar del VII duque de Montalto a la que pertenecen la mayor parte de las recetas, incluso hay una suscrita por el mismo duque: una memoria para perfumar aguas una «nota [que] estava entre las recetas de mi suegro el duque de alcala mi señor»24 , frase que sólo puede ser de este noble que se presenta cual apasionado de los perfumes y aromas «fuertes»25, en palabras del dueño del recetario. ¿Quién es este misterioso personaje, criado del VII duque de Montalto y su esposa doña Catalina Moncada?

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Title
Recetario en busca de dueño: perfumería, medicina y confitería en la casa del VII Duque de Montalto (1635-1666)/A recipe Book in Search of an Owner: Perfumery, Medicine and Confections in the House of the Seventh Duke of Montalto (1635-1666)
Publication title
Volume
37
Pages
103-125
Number of pages
23
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Place of publication
Madrid
Country of publication
Spain
Publication subject
ISSN
02144018
e-ISSN
19882475
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
Document type
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ProQuest document ID
1033330779
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/recetario-en-busca-de-dueño-perfumería-medicina-y/docview/1033330779/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012
Last updated
2023-08-28
Database
ProQuest One Academic