Bibliograph

Art, culture, and cuisine, ancient and medieval gastronomy, Phyllis Pray Bober

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Label

Art, culture, and cuisine, ancient and medieval gastronomy, Phyllis Pray Bober

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-432) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Art, culture, and cuisine

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39756653

Responsibility statement

Phyllis Pray Bober

Sub title

ancient and medieval gastronomy

Summary

"Believing that the unity of a culture extends across all forms of expression, Bober seeks to understand the minds and hearts of those who practiced cookery or consumed it as reflected in the visual art of the time." Includes recipes for such dishes as millet cakes, lagos phoinikobalanos, and roast duckling

Table Of Contents

Prehistory -- Ancient Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Hellenic experience -- Hellenistic transformations -- Ancient Rome -- Early Middle Ages -- Late Gothic international style -- Menus and recipes

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Art, culture, & cuisineAncient and medieval gastronomy

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