| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (50 entries) : 18 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference Publisher Collections |
| Subject |
Gastronomy -- History.
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Gastronomy. |
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History. |
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Food habits -- History.
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Food habits. |
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Dinners and dining -- History.
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Dinners and dining. |
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Food in literature.
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Food in literature. |
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Dinners and dining in literature.
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Dinners and dining in literature. |
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Latin literature -- History and criticism.
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Latin literature. |
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Greek literature -- History and criticism.
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Greek literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wilkins, John, 1954- editor.
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Nadeau, Robin, 1976- editor.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1405179406 9781405179409 (DLC) 2014048329 xii, 457 pages : illustrations |
| ISBN |
9781786844286 electronic version |
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9781405179409 cloth |
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