Repast (British Museum) : The Story of Food
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0500481156
ISBN-13
9780500481158
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 24th, 2025
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
1,068 grams
Dimensions
19.50 x 25.60 x 3.20 cms
Ksh 5,400.00
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A deliciously fascinating, expertly written global tour of cooking, eating, and drinking, told through objects in the collection of the British Museum.
RepastTaking a broadly chronological approach to the subject, the book is arranged into thirteen thematic chapters, starting with explorations of hunting and gathering and ending with the history of eating out; along the way, agriculture, alcohol, and cookingamong other subjectsare also investigated. Interspersed among the many remarkable objects examined in each chapter is a series of in-depth essays on such topics as tea (the worlds most consumed drink after water), pork (one of the world''s most consumed meats), and wheat (the source of 20 percent of the world''s human calorie consumption), revealing the many social, cultural, and religious aspects of food.Repast
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