Bellende Botschafter und Trüffelfieber: Was versetzte so viele Höfe Europas in einen Trüffelrausch? Hypes: Wie sie entstehen, herüberwehen und vergehen (original) (raw)

Forschungskolloquium Lehrstuhl Frühe Neuzeit Prof. M. Schnettger Uni Mainz June 2019 , 2019

Abstract

Between 1719 and 1751, several truffle dog expeditions were sent by the Savoyard state to a number of prominent courts in Germany (e.g. Saxony, Prussia, Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden) as well as to Windsor and Versailles. In most cases, these expeditions led to an enduring interest in truffles at these courts, as became manifest in natural studies, recurrent truffle orders, and in specific regulation that spelled out the do´s and don’ts for truffle hunters in these principalities. Eventually, the reputation of the Piedmontese truffle dogs and hunters eventually became so well-known that the most influential German encyclopaedia, Zedlers Universallexikon (published from 1749 onwards), made mention of “these dogs come from the region of Turin to Augsburg and other parts of Germany.” A side-effect of this phenomenon was, of course, that Piedmont became gradually synonymous with high quality white truffles. It would, therefore, be interesting to reconstruct the role of the Savoyard court in promoting these delicacies as well as the co-promotor role of the receiving courts. This paper is based on the following primary sources: (diplomatic) correspondence, scholarly literature, and commercial handbooks from the 18th century.

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