[Libri] culinary exhibition at Smith this fall

[Barbara Blumenthal]

This notice announces a fun and fact-filled exhibition curated by me in
conjunction with Museums10 "Table for Ten" exhibitions and events this
fall. I'll send out another notice regarding readings and receptions
later this semester, as well as a link to the online version (in
progress). Come look at the exhibition, sign the guest book (paper made
from sugar cane waste), and enjoy the candies in the gallery.
Barbara 
 
CABINET OF CULINARY CURIOSITIES
Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton MA
Morgan Gallery (1st floor) and Book Arts Gallery (3rd floor)
September 5, 2010-January 20, 2011
 
Six recipes for puff pastry from 1669 to 1970. Eating ice cream in
France in the late 19th century. Dining with gladiatorial entertainment.
These are just three of the offerings in Cabinet of Culinary
Curiosities: Books & Manuscripts from the Mortimer Rare Book Room. Other
items on display feature: a tribute to Julia Child and her fellow Smith
College classmate, cooking teacher, and writer, Charlotte Turgeon; Jack
Sprat and the space race; cooking and dining for kings, queens, and
mice; and French opinions about Chinese food and table manners. Cabinet
of Curiosities is on view in Neilson Library, Smith College, until
January 20, 2011. This array of more than fifty culinary curiosities
from books and manuscripts features images and descriptions of food and
eating from the 16th through the 21st centuries. 
A cabinet of curiosities is a private collection of esoterica from the
realms of natural history, geology, archaeology, religious relics,
artwork, and antiquity. The classic style of these cabinets emerged in
the 16th century as one or more rooms overflowing with fascinating
objects. Cabinet of Culinary Curiosities was created as a component of
Table for Ten: The Art, History and Science of Food, a series of
exhibitions and events organized for the fall of 2010 by Museums10, a
group of museum and historical sites here in the Pioneer Valley. Most of
the items in the exhibition are from the Mortimer Rare Book Room; a few
gems have been borrowed from the Smith College Archives and the
curator’s own culinary collection.
 
For more information on Cabinet of Culinary Curiosities: Barbara
Blumenthal, Mortimer Rare Book Room (x2906; bblument at smith.edu)
For more information about Museums10 or Table for Ten:
www.museums10.org
 
 
BARBARA B. BLUMENTHAL
Rare Book Specialist, Mortimer Rare Book Room 
Neilson Library, Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
T: 413-585-2906  F: 413-585-2904
bblument at smith.edu
 
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