A little late to the show, but thrilled non the less! especially the networking aspect of recipe sharing was completely new to me and sheds such an interesting light on the perception of female experimentation - far from being 'just whatever women do back there in the kitchen'...
Thank you! I completely agree - there's much more to what women would create in the kitchen than just food! Plus the relationships that were formed through recipes are just fascinating to me. :)
Your videos are fabulous! The amount of research you put in for each video is apparent and quite appreciated (as are the extensive primary and secondary source lists you include). From one history nerd to another, thank you.❤
😃 Hi, dr. Julia! Thank you for showing us the history of that brilliant, powerful, brave, creative and inspiring woman and her fascinating and stormy time! I'd love to learn more from your yt channel, so I will wait for your print recipe books video! See you next time! 😃👋
Thank you, that's so kind of you. I'm so happy to hear that you're enjoying the videos! This was a truly fascinating time, and there is so much more to explore... See you next time! 📚 😊 ♥
Loved the video! Listening to history makes me wish i could travel back in time and experience it for myself, but it's probably better if i stay in the present 😂
You got me interested in CaterinaS... by exposing her brains and courage. As we get more and more conditioned to the briefness and shallowness of "Shorts", your detailed lectures are wake-up calls that intelligence still survives in social media. 🙌🏼 Salve, Júlia! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That is so wonderful to hear, thank you so much for your kind comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed learning more about Caterina, she's an incredible character! ♥ 😊
I already knew about the role of women in Medieval home industry, I should have known about the role of women in Renaissance home *chemical* industry (and scientific research in general, of course)! Thanks for this video, I would love to watch one about the bestseller recipe collections for sure
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I'll definitely be making more of these, especially about recipes. Thanks again! 😊
Julia, I really loved this video! This is another very interesting subject, the origins of pharmacology and cosmetics, with the sociopolitical dynamics of the time and the evolution of all of this. Congratulations and continue to transmit your infinite knowledge to us in such a clear and didactic way!❤
@@juliamartinshistory I know Dr. Sledge is interested in Isabelle Cortese. A collaboration between you, Dr. Sledge, and Dr. Angela Puca would be fantastic.
Timestamp 24:49. You mention that the recipe book contains approximately 50% medicine, 25% alchemy, 10% cosmetics, 10% magic, and 5% veterinary recipes. I realize these percentages likely come from a source, and you might not know the exact distinctions they used. However, I'm interested in how you personally categorize these recipes. What criteria do you use to differentiate between alchemy and magic, for instance? Could you provide an example of how you would classify a recipe? Thank you for the insightful video.
Thank you for your comment, and what an excellent question! You're right, in this case, I was using Sharon Strocchia's classification. However, when I categorise recipes myself I usually think of the recipe's goal, since a medical recipe could rely on alchemical methods. I consider the ones to do with the transmutation of metals and other traditional alchemical quests to be alchemical recipes, and the ones with incantations/charms/talismans to manipulate nature to be about natural magic, for instance. Still, there is a lot of overlap between categories and you could make the case that some of them could be considered differently. In the end, it is a methodological choice, as the original authors wouldn't have understood the recipes the same way we do. So, in my databases I use mixed categories, like magic, alchemy, medicine but also alchemy/magic, or alchemy/medicine. This way, it's easier for me to find what I'm looking for. But this classification varies from one researcher to the other, and I've seen people interested in material culture to focus more on the methodology and instruments used rather than the recipe's ultimate goal. Thank you for watching the video and giving me a chance to geek out on recipes haha! :)
It took me a long moment to think of who her contemporary was in the field of " professor of secrets" and then I thought who better to ask than you if you believe that the author of The Secrets of Isabella Cortese was a compilation of "secrets" written by a man? It seemed that the market for such works were dominated by women. And there's Isabella's last name which is supposedly an anagram of Secreto. Thanks for another great video!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! :) And that's a great question about Isabella Cortese - there are lots of similarities between the two of them. (By the way, I'm planning to make a video on her in the months to come!) I believe many of the recipes in Cortese's book of secrets to have come from women, especially those for cosmetics and perfumes, but it may be that the editor who organised the compilation was a man. The publisher at the time printed lots of similar books. In any case, there are lots of questions about the person behind the pseudonym! And yes, the anagram idea is interesting, I think it was Massimo Rizzardini who first wrote about it. But Cortese also translates to 'courtly', so it may be a way to connect the collection with this tradition of noblewoman and scientific experimentation to boost sales (that's my working hypothesis). I looked for her in the Italian archives, especially in Modena, but couldn't find Isabella - although I did find records of the 'Cortese' family. I'll explore all this in more detail in the future, but it's a very interesting mystery to be sure! ;)
Your videos are fabulous! The amount of research you put in for each video is apparent and quite appreciated (as are the extensive primary and secondary source lists you include). From one history nerd to another, thank you.❤
A little late to the show, but thrilled non the less! especially the networking aspect of recipe sharing was completely new to me and sheds such an interesting light on the perception of female experimentation - far from being 'just whatever women do back there in the kitchen'...
Thank you! I completely agree - there's much more to what women would create in the kitchen than just food! Plus the relationships that were formed through recipes are just fascinating to me. :)
Never seen your videos before, I'm so glad this one was recommended! Great work, subscribed now!
That's so kind of you, thank you! ♥ 😊
Your videos are fabulous! The amount of research you put in for each video is apparent and quite appreciated (as are the extensive primary and secondary source lists you include). From one history nerd to another, thank you.❤
That is so incredibly kind of you, Jessica! ♥ Thank you for your support, I really appreciate it. 😊 ♥ 📚
😃 Hi, dr. Julia! Thank you for showing us the history of that brilliant, powerful, brave, creative and inspiring woman and her fascinating and stormy time! I'd love to learn more from your yt channel, so I will wait for your print recipe books video! See you next time! 😃👋
Thank you, that's so kind of you. I'm so happy to hear that you're enjoying the videos! This was a truly fascinating time, and there is so much more to explore... See you next time! 📚 😊 ♥
Loved the video! Listening to history makes me wish i could travel back in time and experience it for myself, but it's probably better if i stay in the present 😂
My thoughts precisely...! And thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
You got me interested in CaterinaS... by exposing her brains and courage.
As we get more and more conditioned to the briefness and shallowness of "Shorts", your detailed lectures are wake-up calls that intelligence still survives in social media. 🙌🏼
Salve, Júlia! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That is so wonderful to hear, thank you so much for your kind comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed learning more about Caterina, she's an incredible character! ♥ 😊
I already knew about the role of women in Medieval home industry, I should have known about the role of women in Renaissance home *chemical* industry (and scientific research in general, of course)! Thanks for this video, I would love to watch one about the bestseller recipe collections for sure
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I'll definitely be making more of these, especially about recipes. Thanks again! 😊
Magnificent pearl!
Thank you! ♥
Julia, I really loved this video! This is another very interesting subject, the origins of pharmacology and cosmetics, with the sociopolitical dynamics of the time and the evolution of all of this. Congratulations and continue to transmit your infinite knowledge to us in such a clear and didactic way!❤
Thank you so much, that is so sweet of you! I really appreciate it. So nice to hear that you enjoyed the video! ♥ 😊
Love this angle on household alchemy. @TheEsotericaChannel and you should do a collaboration very soon!
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! ♥ And thanks for the suggestion 😊
@@juliamartinshistory I know Dr. Sledge is interested in Isabelle Cortese. A collaboration between you, Dr. Sledge, and Dr. Angela Puca would be fantastic.
That would be so much fun! ♥
I had to slow you down to .75. Really interesting, but just on first cup of coffee!
Haha fair enough! 😉 ☕ 😊
Timestamp 24:49. You mention that the recipe book contains approximately 50% medicine, 25% alchemy, 10% cosmetics, 10% magic, and 5% veterinary recipes. I realize these percentages likely come from a source, and you might not know the exact distinctions they used. However, I'm interested in how you personally categorize these recipes. What criteria do you use to differentiate between alchemy and magic, for instance? Could you provide an example of how you would classify a recipe? Thank you for the insightful video.
Thank you for your comment, and what an excellent question! You're right, in this case, I was using Sharon Strocchia's classification. However, when I categorise recipes myself I usually think of the recipe's goal, since a medical recipe could rely on alchemical methods. I consider the ones to do with the transmutation of metals and other traditional alchemical quests to be alchemical recipes, and the ones with incantations/charms/talismans to manipulate nature to be about natural magic, for instance. Still, there is a lot of overlap between categories and you could make the case that some of them could be considered differently. In the end, it is a methodological choice, as the original authors wouldn't have understood the recipes the same way we do. So, in my databases I use mixed categories, like magic, alchemy, medicine but also alchemy/magic, or alchemy/medicine. This way, it's easier for me to find what I'm looking for. But this classification varies from one researcher to the other, and I've seen people interested in material culture to focus more on the methodology and instruments used rather than the recipe's ultimate goal. Thank you for watching the video and giving me a chance to geek out on recipes haha! :)
@@juliamartinshistory Wow! Thank you so much for this reply!
It took me a long moment to think of who her contemporary was in the field of " professor of secrets" and then I thought who better to ask than you if you believe that the author of The Secrets of Isabella Cortese was a compilation of "secrets" written by a man? It seemed that the market for such works were dominated by women. And there's Isabella's last name which is supposedly an anagram of Secreto. Thanks for another great video!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! :) And that's a great question about Isabella Cortese - there are lots of similarities between the two of them. (By the way, I'm planning to make a video on her in the months to come!) I believe many of the recipes in Cortese's book of secrets to have come from women, especially those for cosmetics and perfumes, but it may be that the editor who organised the compilation was a man. The publisher at the time printed lots of similar books. In any case, there are lots of questions about the person behind the pseudonym! And yes, the anagram idea is interesting, I think it was Massimo Rizzardini who first wrote about it. But Cortese also translates to 'courtly', so it may be a way to connect the collection with this tradition of noblewoman and scientific experimentation to boost sales (that's my working hypothesis). I looked for her in the Italian archives, especially in Modena, but couldn't find Isabella - although I did find records of the 'Cortese' family. I'll explore all this in more detail in the future, but it's a very interesting mystery to be sure! ;)
Did you say something? Pretttyyy kitttyyy 😂
Hahaha Pancake is the unequivocal star of the channel, I've already accepted it... 😂 😬 🤷♀️
Your videos are fabulous! The amount of research you put in for each video is apparent and quite appreciated (as are the extensive primary and secondary source lists you include). From one history nerd to another, thank you.❤
(That means a lot, especially coming from you! ♥)