Anna Martellotti, La cucina normannoaraba alla corte di Guglielmo II di Sicilia. Indagine storico-filologica sui ricettari Normanni, Leo Olschki, Firenze 2024, pp. 383.

rec. Anna Glusiuk

Published: 2025-11-17

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2025)

Anna Martellotti, La cucina normannoaraba alla corte di Guglielmo II di Sicilia. Indagine storico-filologica sui ricettari Normanni, Leo Olschki, Firenze 2024, pp. 383.

rec. Anna Glusiuk

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Anna Martellotti’s book investigates Arab-Norman cuisine at the court of William II of Sicily, analyzing two medieval cookbooks (Normanno A and B) and the earliest known Arabic cookbook, Kitāb al-Ṭabīḫ. It provides detailed analyses of recipes, spices, colorants, sugar, culinary vocabulary, and the influence of Sicilian cuisine on later European traditions. The publication includes the edition of source texts with Italian translation, highlighting cultural exchanges and the role of cuisine in the court’s cultural policy.

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Arab-Norman cuisine, medieval Sicily, medieval cookbooks, Arab influence in Europe, culinary history

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Glusiuk, rec. A. (2025). Anna Martellotti, La cucina normannoaraba alla corte di Guglielmo II di Sicilia. Indagine storico-filologica sui ricettari Normanni, Leo Olschki, Firenze 2024, pp. 383. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 32(2), 352–353. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/sc/article/view/16166

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