Siren feasts : a history of food and gastronomy in Greece / by Andrew Dalby
1997, 1st edition. London : Routledge. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #416182
ISBN: 0415156572
Physical description; xv, 320 pages : illustrations, 1 portrait ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index. Contents; 1. The Way These People Sacrifice -- 2. The Gardens of Alcinous -- 3. Divine Inventions -- 4. In the Feasts of the Lydians -- 5. Sicilian Tables -- 6. Lemons of the Hesperides -- 7. Strymonian Eels -- 8. The Imperial Synthesis -- 9. Biscuits from Byzantium. Subjects; Gastronomy History. Cooking, Greek History. Food habits Greece History. Feeding Behavior history. Cooking history.
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