Cristoforo di Messisbugo
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Cristoforo di Messisbugo or Cristoforo da Messisbugo (15th century – 1548) was a steward of the House of Este in Ferrara and an Italian cook of the Renaissance.
Biography
From 1524 to 1548, di Messisbugo served at the courts of
His cookbook Banchetti, composizioni di vivande e apparecchio generale, which was published posthumously in 1549, is addressed to those preparing princely feasts and provides detailed descriptions of the menus for his official banquets at the Este court. As well as listing recipes, it also discusses logistics, decor, and cooking equipment. Libro novo nel qual si insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivanda, attributed to him and published in Venice in 1564, well after his death, is largely a repetition of his recipes in Banchetti. Some of the dishes he described survive today in the Ferrara area.
The first known reference to the preparation of
He is buried in the church of the monastery of Sant'Antonio in Polesine.
Bibliography
- Cristoforo da Messisbugo, Banchetti, composizioni di vivande e apparecchio generale, Ferrara, 1549 full text
- Cristoforo da Messisbugo, Libro novo nel qual si insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivanda, Venezia, 1564 full text
See also
References
Sources
- Alberto Capatti, Massimo Montanari, Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History, 2003.
External links
- Photos de la Bibliothèque Casanatense
- Banchetti, composizioni di vivande e apparecchio generale
- Libro novo nel qual si insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivanda
- Gastrocheanolites messisbugi a Lower Jurassic icnospecies dedicated to Messisbugo occurs in the rock columns in the Main Post Office of Ferrara