British maker of scientific instruments and food writer

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William Kitchiner. Stipple engraving by T. Woolnoth, 1827, after W. Rubidge.

William Kitchiner. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1827, after himself.

A lecturer (William Kitchiner?) about to address a lecture on optics with the aid of candles, a telescope and magic lantern to a seated audience, he is interrupted by a Kentish hop merchant. Coloured etching, 1809, after G.M. Woodward.

Dr William Kitchiner : Regency eccentric author of The cook's oracle / by Tom Bridge & Colin Cooper English.

The housekeeper's oracle; or, art of domestic management. Containing a complete system of carving with accuracy and elegance : hints relative to dinner parties the art of managing servants and the economist and epicure's calendar ... / [Preface by the late William Kitchiner].

The cook's oracle : containing practical receipts / [Anon].

Practical observations on telescopes.

The cook's oracle : containing practical receipts / [William Kitchiner].

The economy of the eyes. Pt. 1, Of spectacles, opera-glasses, theatres, etc. / By William Kitchiner.

Apicius redivivus. The cook's oracle: containing practical receipts. For roasting, boiling, frying ... &c, &c, on the most economical plan for private families / also, the art of composing the most simple, and most highly finished broths, gravies, soups, sauces, and flavoring essences: the quantity of each article being accurately stated by weight or measure ... The result of actual experiments made in the kitchen of a physician, for the purpose of composing a culinary code for the rational epicure ... [Anon].

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William Kitchiner

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Images by William Kitchiner

Images featuring William Kitchiner

Works from the collections

The cook's oracle : containing practical receipts / [Anon].

Practical observations on telescopes.

The cook's oracle : containing practical receipts / [William Kitchiner].

The economy of the eyes. Pt. 1, Of spectacles, opera-glasses, theatres, etc. / By William Kitchiner.

Frequent collaborators

William Kitchiner

Images from the collections

Images by William Kitchiner

Images featuring William Kitchiner

Works from the collections

The cook's oracle : containing practical receipts / [Anon].

Practical observations on telescopes.

The cook's oracle : containing practical receipts / [William Kitchiner].

The economy of the eyes. Pt. 1, Of spectacles, opera-glasses, theatres, etc. / By William Kitchiner.

Frequent collaborators

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