SC - Food A Culinary History
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Acanthusbk at aol.com
Wed Apr 26 13:47:06 PDT 2000
There are alternatives to buying from Amazon. Most of the time Amazon does
not have the best price, if that is a concern. Search for this title at
http://www.addall.com. Also FYI see http://www.noamazon.com.
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
> >
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