Sixteenth Century Journal · 2001 · 17 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesArchaeologyArt HistoryAncient ArtMedieval ArtPrehistoric ArchaeologyCulinary HeritageCulinary TraditionsCultural Food PracticesFood HistoryFood RitualsPrehistoric ArtAncient DietsAndean CivilizationsCulinary UsesHeritage CuisineLate GothicMedieval FoodwaysTraditional CuisineTurkish Cuisine
Examines cooking through the dual lens of archaeology and art history. This book shows that cuisine - the higher, skilled and creative manifestation of cooking - is an art that should be elevated to the level of those more generally termed fine. Phyllis Pray Bober describes prehistoric eating in ancient Turkey; traditions of the great civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome; and rituals of the Middle Ages and the Late Gothic International period. To satisfy the adventurous reader, Bober has included old menus with contemporary adaptations.