Food, cookery, and dining in ancient times: Alexis Soyer's Pantropheon
(2013)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2013
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486143033 (electronic bk.) MWT11604471, 0486143031 (electronic bk.) 11604471
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Enlightening account of the many different aspects of food and its preparation by the ancient Greeks, Romans, Assyrians, Egyptians, and Jews covers a wide array of subjects: the mythological origin of specific foods; agricultural, milling, and marketing practices; treatment of dinner guests; descriptions of seasonings, pastries, and exotic dishes; more. 38 black-and-white illustrations
Mode of access: World Wide Web