WILLICH, Josse (1501-1552). - photo 1
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WILLICH, Josse (1501-1552).

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Lot 205 | WILLICH, Josse (1501-1552).
WILLICH, Josse (1501-1552).

Ars magirica hoc est, coquinaria, de cibariis, ferculis opsoniis, alimentis & potibus diversis parandis… Tiguri [Zurich] : Jacob Gessner, sans date [1563]. [Relié avec :] [GESSNER, Conrad]. Sanitatis tuendae praecepta cum aliis, tum literarum studosis hominibus, & iis qui minus exercentur, cognitu necessaria. Contra luxum conviviorum…. Ibid : id., sans date.

Réunion de deux traités consacrés à la gastronomie, dont le rare Ars magirica en édition originale.



C’est au médecin allemand Josse Willich que l’on doit l’un des premiers livres de gastronomie parus en Suisse : l’Ars magirica, publié après sa mort par Conrad Gessner. Il y aborde de manière très complète la cuisine et les cuisiniers, les gourmands, les ustensiles, les divers aliments, les épices, etc. Conrad Gessner avait donné, dix ans plus tôt, un plaidoyer contre les excès de la table, dans lequel il prêchait la sobriété. L’édition originale de ce second traité parut en 1556 chez Andreas et Jacob Gessner ; le titre de notre exemplaire, sans date, porte la seule adresse de Jacob, particularité non mentionnée par les bibliographies spécialisées. Bitting, 499 (pour l’Ars magirica, avec la date sur la page de titre) ; Brunet, V, 1456 (date erronée) ; Cagle, 1234 ; Oberlé Fritsch, 59 (« livre très rare ») ; Vicaire, 401 (pour l’édition originale du Sanitatis) et 875 (qui corrige Brunet au sujet de la date du Ars magirica).



2 ouvrages en un volume petit in-8 (150 x 95 mm). Reliure pastiche du XIXe siècle : veau blond, triple filet doré en encadrement, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge.

Provenance : Robert, comte de Crew (ex-libris) ; Lord Westbury (ex-libris).



Reunion of two treatises on cooking, including Ars magirica in first edition.

Place of origin:Western Europe, Europe, Switzerland
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