Le ménagier de Paris (v. 1 & 2) by Anonymous

"Le ménagier de Paris (v. 1 & 2)" by Anonymous is a French medieval guidebook written in 1393. Written in the voice of an elderly husband addressing his younger wife, it instructs women on proper behavior in marriage and household management. The work combines advice on attaining the love of God and husband, increasing household prosperity, and social entertainment. It includes sexual guidance, recipes, gardening tips, and draws on tales like Griselda and Lucretia to illustrate wifely obedience and domestic duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Anonymous
Title Le ménagier de Paris (v. 1 & 2)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9nagier_de_Paris
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class TX: Technology: Home economics
Subject Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
Subject Cooking, French -- Early works to 1800
Subject Home economics -- France -- Early works to 1800
Subject Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 44070
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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