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A companion to food in the ancient world /

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1405179406 (cloth)

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9781405179409 (cloth)

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Title Proper

A companion to food in the ancient world /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by John Wilkins and Robin Nadeau.

Date

1504

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 457 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Literature and approaches -- Food in greek literature / Richard Hunter & Demetra Koukouzika -- Athenaeus the encyclopedist / Oswyn Murray -- Food in Latin literature / Matthew Leigh -- Cookery books / Robin Nadeau -- Medical literature, diet and health / John Wilkins -- Food and ancient philosophy / Paul Scade -- Food, gender and sexuality / Florence Dupont -- Class and power / Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp -- The archaeology of food consumption / Martin Pitts -- Roman food remains in archaeology and the contents of a Roman sewer at Herculaneum / Mark Robinson & Erica Rowan -- Anthropology and food studies / Sarah Hitch -- Art & images: feasting in ancient Greece and Rome / François Lissarrague -- Production & transport -- Animals, meat and alimentary by-products: patterns of production and consumption / Christophe Chandezon -- Fish / Dimitra Mylona -- Agriculture / Geoffrey Kron -- Storage and transport / Robert I. Curtis -- Supplying cities / Paul Erdkamp -- Preparation -- Men, women and slaves / Andrew Dalby -- Kitchens / Bradley A. Ault -- Baking and cooking / Nicolas Monteix -- Dining in ancient Greece / Pauline Schmitt Pantel -- Symposium / Sean Corner -- Royal feasting / Konrad Vössing -- Roman dining / John F. Donahue -- Table manners / Robin Nadeau -- Wine appreciation in ancient Greece / Thibaut Boulay -- Cultures beyond Athens and Rome -- Food, culture and environment in ancient Asia Minor / Stephen Mitchell -- Food among Greeks of the Black Sea: the challenging diet of Olbia / David Braund -- Mesopotamia / Brigitte Lion -- Food in ancient Egypt / Pierre Tallet -- "Celtic" food: perspectives from Britain / Martin Pitts -- Food & religion. Great food cultures -- Sacrifice / Sarah Hitch -- Jewish meals in antiquity / Jordan D. Rosenblum -- Food and dining in early Christianity / Dennis E. Smith -- Byzantium / Béatrice Caseau -- Medieval food / Bruno Laurioux -- Food in antiquity: the Islamic dimension / David Waines -- The ideological foundations of the food culture of pre-imperial China / Françoise Sabban.

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Title

Companion to food in the ancient world

International Standard Book Number

9781118878194

Dinners and dining-- History.

Dinners and dining in literature.

Food habits-- History.

Food in literature.

Gastronomy-- History.

Greek literature-- History and criticism.

Latin literature-- History and criticism.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Nadeau, Robin,1976-

Wilkins, John,1954-

Date of Transaction

20151121112841.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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