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The Antonio Carluccio Library and Archive
Catalogue reference: AC
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AC
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Antonio Carluccio Library and Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1950-2017
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Description (What the record is about)
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The personal library and archive of Commendatore Antonio Carluccio OBE, which is particularly strong in the areas of Italian regional cuisine, mushrooms and foraging. The archive comprises Antonio Carluccio's book drafts, research notes, promotional material for The Neal Street Restaurant and Carluccio's, material relating to his work on television, and personal mementos including photographs.
The collection is currently being catalogued.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Antonio Carluccio
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Approx. 800 books and 21 linear metres of archive material
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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All users external to the University are required to register before using the collections. Collections must be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room and users must abide by the Reading Room regulations.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- The collection was transferred from The Antonio Carluccio Foundation.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- The cataloguing for the collection is underway, any enquiries should be directed to specialcollections@brookes.ac.uk.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Antonio Carluccio was born in 1937 in southern Italy. After a successful career in wine importing, Antonio was offered the chance to run The Neal Street Restaurant which he managed from Nov 1981. He bought the restaurant in 1989 and opened the first Carluccio's (a deli) next door in 1991. He continued to manage the restaurant until its closure in 2012. He published over 20 books on Italian cuisine and mushrooms over his career and appeared in several television shows focussing on Italian cooking as well as appearing regualrly on the BBC's Food and Drink. Antonio died on 8 November 2017 at the age of 80.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a5a6227b-cd36-40b9-b124-77475e9ff68e/
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The Antonio Carluccio Library and Archive