Anecdotes and recipes at the court of Frederick II in the XXI century: good cooking and good drinking in the oldest public University in the world

Authors

Agostino De Marco
Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5985-9950
Antonio Pescapè
Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0221-7444
Nicola Zambrano
Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-3481

Keywords:

Liber de coquina, Stupor mundi, Historical cuisine, Medieval cuisine, Food

Synopsis

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Editor: FedOA - Federico II University Press 

Pages: 506

Lenguage: Italian

NBN: http://nbn.depositolegale.it/resolver.pl?nbn=urn:nbn:it:unina-29893

Abstract: The Volume represents the endpoint of a recent initiative, which was conceived, shared and fully realized within the social group of the "Prof in Cucina e in Cantina". Here, the several Authors, represented by the teaching and the technical/administrative/librarian staff of the Federico II University in Naples, the oldest public University in the world, propose recipes and anecdotal descriptions of their educational, social and work-related paths, including some episodes from the recent COVID-19 pandemic. A menu inspired to Frederick II introduces the book, with 3 recipes inspired to the Liber de coquina, a cooking manual compiled at the Emperor's court. Each of the following 8 thematic chapters of the book is also anticipated by a brief insert reporting historical reconstructions of the alimentary habits at the court of Frederick II. Thus, old and new atmospheres, accompanied by the scent of aromas and suggestions inspired by the experience of each Author, come together to offer Readers fragments of everyday life at the court of Frederick II, in the 21st century.

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Author Biographies

Agostino De Marco, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"

Associate Professor of Flight Mechanics at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II. He is an aeronautical engineer and PhD in Naval Engineering. He conducts research in the fields of aircraft design, flight simulation and software engineering for the aerospace industry. He was president of the Italian TeX Users Group (GuIT). He promotes and disseminates the use of the TeX / LaTeX ecosystem through publications on digital typography, and offering seminars in the academic field.

Antonio Pescapè, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"

Full Professor of Information Processing Systems at the University of Naples Federico II. Antonio Pescapè's teaching and research activities focus on artificial intelligence, data and internet networks, and on security and management of networks. He is an editorialist for numerous national newspapers, including Corriere, Repubblica and il Mattino.

Nicola Zambrano, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"

Full Professor of Molecular Biology at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology of the University of Naples Federico II, his research activity focuses on biological cancer therapies; he carries out peer review activities for editorial boards and international agencies. Passionate about scientific dissemination, cooking, horticulture and sport fishing.

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Published

February 15, 2024

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-88-6887-211-3

Publication date (01)

2024-02-15

doi

10.6093/978-88-6887-211-3