Eating right in the Renaissance /

Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of i.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Albala, Ken, 1964- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Series:California studies in food and culture ; 2.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=90487
Description
Summary:Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of i.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 315 pages [8] pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-308) and index.
ISBN:9780520927285
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