Ruiz Zapata, Francisco
First edition, exceedingly rare and interesting work about the pharmacological and somewhat gastronomical use of a pink sugar made with rose extract during the 17th century Spain, a curiously popular product at the time; according to OCLC only one copy is found, at the BNE in Spain, no copies in the United States.
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4to, (201 x 154 mm.) 4 ff. inc. title page with large engraving, 45 p., 1 ll. with woodcut device of the Jesuit order, 40 p. Contemporary limp vellum, original ties. Very light spotting.
Ruiz Zapata was a physician at the University of Zaragoza of whom little is known aside from this work and that he distributed his sugar under the name azucar rosado solutivo.
On p.5, the book provides the recipe with the list of ingredients: Rhabarbari, Mannae, Senae, etc.
Palau 282453 only mentions the second edition (Zaragoza, 1628).
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