I highly recommend "Silver Spoon". Published in 1950s - about 2000 recipes - Indexed thoroughly - I use it both for its recipes and also for its heft as a doorstop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_cucchiaio_d%27argento

https://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/the-silver-spoon-978...

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/5006077 (The translation into English was a small miracle)