SC - Food A Culinary History

[Acanthusbk at aol.com]

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Amanda
Acanthus Books

In a message dated 4/26/2000 3:23:55 PM Central Daylight Time, 
ekoogler at chesapeake.net writes:

> Just found it on Amazon.com for $27.95, along with glowing reviews from 
Julia
>  Child, Jacques Pepin and others.  I think I may order it!!
>  
>  Kiri
>  
>  "Decker, Terry D." wrote:
>  
>  > "Food A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present" arrived today.  A
>  > quick look at the book suggests it is going to be an important addition 
to
>  > my historical research bookshelf.
>  >
>  > The book is divided into periods; Prehistory and Ancient Civilizations, 
> The
>  > Classical World, From the Late Classical to the Early Middle Ages, etc.
>  > Each chapter is a separate paper covering some aspect of cooking and 
> culture
>  > within the period.  Each paper has its own bibliography and/or notes.
>  >
>  > I'll probably start with "Diet and Medicine in the Ancient World", "From
>  > Hearth to Table:  Late Medieval Cooking Equipment", and "Seasoning, 
> Cooking
>  > and Dietetics in the Late Middle Ages."  I expect it will take me a 
couple
>  > weeks to read the entire book.  I'll be able to give a more detailed 
> opinion
>  > then.
>  >
>  > In case anyone is interested, the book is:
>  >
>  > Flandrin, Jean-Louis and Montanari, Massimo, Food A Culinary History from
>  > Antiquity to the Present; Columbia University Press, New York, 1999.  
ISBN
>  > 0-231-11154-1.
>  >
>  > The price is $39.95, but it may be cheaper through one of the large
>  > booksellers.
>  >
>  > Bear
>  >