{"product_id":"barretta-manuel-complet-chocolatier-1841","title":"Manuel complet, théorique et pratique, du chocolatier, limonadier, distillateur-liquoriste","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ePp. [2] of title page, IV, 814, VIII plates. Paperback binding in hazelnut paper dummy cover with title label pasted on front cover. Modern handwritten note at the title page. Page 799 misnumbered 899. Quite heavy foxing throughout, quite expected given the paper quality; in acceptable conditions. A nineteenth-century laboratory where chocolate, wine, and spirits learn to behave scientifically. Published in Paris and Lyon in 1841, this very rare first edition is one of the most ambitious technical culinary manuals of the nineteenth century. Charles-Joseph Barretta brings together eight distinct treatises, forming a vast compendium of applied gastronomy at the crossroads of craftsmanship, chemistry, and early industrial thinking. The work reflects a post-Revolutionary culture obsessed with method, reproducibility, and control. Barretta addresses professionals rather than amateurs, translating artisanal knowledge into precise procedures supported by measurements, temperatures, and apparatus. Eight engraved plates illustrate distillation and production equipment, signaling a transition from domestic craft to semi-industrial practice. The final and substantial sections devoted to wine, aromatized beverages, and vinegars elevate the volume far beyond a confectioner’s handbook, making it a remarkable proto-enological reference.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Fenice Antiquaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47188299350251,"sku":"86-1841--2300-250-2025","price":3535.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/2000\/5611\/files\/086_016.jpg?v=1765858256","url":"https:\/\/fenicebooks.com\/en-ap\/products\/barretta-manuel-complet-chocolatier-1841","provider":"La Fenice Antiquaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}