Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500
ISBN: HB: 9780300181913,
Yale University Press,
March 2016
336 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm, 16 pp. black&white illus.
336 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm, 16 pp. black&white illus.
In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a vast range of sources, he charts how emerging technolo...
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32.50 GBP
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Tea, Coffee and Chocolate
How We Fell in Love with Caffeine
ISBN: HB: 9781851244065,
Bodleian Library Publishing,
October 2015
176 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, 20 black&white illus.
176 pp., 17,0x11,0 cm, 20 black&white illus.
Did you know that coffee was recommended as protection against the bubonic plague in the seventeenth century? Or that tea was believed to make men "unfit to do their business" and blamed for women becoming unattractive? On the other hand, a cup of ch...
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9.99 GBP
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Edible Monument
The Art of Food for Festivals
ISBN: HB: 9781606064542,
Getty Publications,
October 2015
192 pp., 25,0x15,0 cm, 91 colour illus.
192 pp., 25,0x15,0 cm, 91 colour illus.
"The Edible Monument" considers the elaborate architecture, sculpture, and floats designed for court and civic celebrations in early modern Europe, including popular festivals such as Carnival and the Italian Cuccagna. Like illuminations and firework...
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30.00 GBP
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Shanghai Flair
The Vision of a French Chef in China
ISBN: HB: 9789881383402,
Bookport,
SendPoints,
November 2014
256 pp., 22,9x15,3 cm, language: English / Chinese
256 pp., 22,9x15,3 cm, language: English / Chinese
For sale in Balkans only!
"Shanghai Flair: The Vision of a French Chef in China" is 16 stories followed by 16 recipes specially designed by Nicolas, sharing his "cooking is art belief" and his passion for Chinese cultures. 2 awards winner, Best Che...
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12.95 GBP
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Food Lovers' Anthology
A Literary Compendium
ISBN: HB: 9781851244218,
Bodleian Library Publishing,
October 2014
320 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 20 black&white illus.
320 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 20 black&white illus.
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food" wrote George Bernard Shaw in 1903. Poets, novelists, chefs and gourmands before and after him would seem to agree. Collected in this anthology is a mouth-watering selection of excerpts on the subject...
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10.00 GBP
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Madeira
The Mid-Atlantic Wine
ISBN: PB: 9781849043342,
Hurst Publishers,
April 2014
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
For sale in CIS only!
Who does not know the phrase 'Have some madeira, m'dear'? Madeira is one of the world's greatest wines, with a fascinating history few others can equal. Capable of evolution over decades and with seemingly indefinite longevity,...
PB:
25.00 GBP
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Squeezed
What You Don't Know About Orange Juice
ISBN: PB: 9780300164558,
Yale University Press,
June 2010
288 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm, 12 black&white illus.
288 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm, 12 black&white illus.
Close to three quarters of U. S. households buy orange juice. Its popularity crosses class, cultural, racial, and regional divides. Why do so many of us drink orange juice? How did it turn from a luxury into a staple in just a few years? More importa...
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26.00 GBP
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Bagel
The Surprising History of a Modest Bread
ISBN: PB: 9780300158205,
Yale University Press,
July 2009
242 pp., 20,3x12,7 cm, 1 black&white illus.
242 pp., 20,3x12,7 cm, 1 black&white illus.
Maria Balinska's captivating cultural history of the bagel and its journey through the centuries.
PB:
16.99 GBP
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