At the table! – Transcribing the «Koch Buch und sonst allerhand Recept»
An exciting source on the kitchen around 1750 has been transcribed in full.
At the Biblioweekend 2024 «Zu Tisch!», Citizen Scientists began transcribing the «Koch Buch und sonst allerhand Recept» by Marianne Lutz née Messmer. This handwritten cookbook, written around 1750, provides an insight into everyday life in bygone eras.
The recipes include pies, soup, lots of meat, fish and much more. The index, written by Marianne Lutz herself, has already been transcribed at the start of the project.
A citizen scientist, who does not wish to be named, discovered the source from which Marianne Lutz took many recipes with minor adaptations: Bernisches Koch-Büchlein. Darinnen in einer Sammlung von mehr als dreyhundert Recepten, gute Anweisung gegeben wird, allerhand... Speisen... zu appretieren... / samt einem vollständigen Register herausgegeben, und zum zweytenmahl gedruckt und mit vielen raren Recepten vermehrt. Bern 1749.
Thanks to the commitment of 10 Citizen Scientists, the 183 pages of the «Koch Buch und sonst allerhand Recept» have been deciphered and the text is available online on the e-manuscripta.ch platform.
The campaign is part of the Zurich Central Library's strategic focus on Citizen Science.
Transcription
This video tutorial provides an introduction to the basics of the transcription tool on e-manuscripta.ch.
This video tutorial provides an introduction to working with the e-manuscripta.ch editor.
- We have also created a quick guide on how to record recipe titles and other elements.
- You can find further information online in our e-manuscripta forum. You do not need to register to look around and open or download files. However, registration is required to participate in discussions. You can find out how to do this in these instructions. Please note that your registration must first be activated by the editorial team before you can log in and take part in discussions.
Final ranking
| username | number of pages |
von Moos, Annemarie | 73 |
von Moos, Mario | 38 |
Hausheer, Yvonne | 31 |
chuchichaeschtli | 4 |
Cavelti, Ladina | 4 |
Vils, Gian | 2 |
Hernandez, Leyla | 1 |
Lembke, Birte | 1 |
Schuepfer, Ralph | 1 |
DE | 1 |
| Total | 156 |
Additionally, there are transcriptions from people who wish to remain anonymous.
Progress
Events
During the BiblioWeekend on March 23, 2024, we selected and transcribed various recipes. Many thanks to all participants!
Contact
Do you have any questions or comments about the campagne?
Lara Janke