There are old famous cook books that are in the public domain, digitally available for free, such as "A guide to modern cookery" (original: "Le Guide Culinaire"

There are old famous cook books that are in the public domain, digitally available for free, such as "A guide to modern cookery" (original: "Le Guide Culinaire") by renowned French chef Auguste Escoffier: English: https://archive.org/details/b21530142 https://archive.org/details/b21530142 German: https://digital.slub-dresden.de/id392948516 https://digital.slub-dresden.de/id392948516 French: https://archive.org/details/leguideculinaire00esco_0 https://archive.org/details/leguideculinaire00esco_0 I like the illustrations from this German one, published in 1581: http://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/dms/werkansicht/?PPN=PPN824825497 http://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/dms/werkansicht/?P...