The Hungry Eye : Eating, Drinking, and European Culture from Rome to the Renaissance
by Barkan, Leonard
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- ISBN 13
- 9780691211466
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Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2021. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original paper-covered. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 328 pages : 210 color illus. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Reading for the Food -- Chapter Two Rome Eats -- Chapter Three Fooding the Bible -- Chapter Four The Debate over Dinner -- Chapter Five Mimesis, Metaphor, Embodiment -- Notes -- Index -- Image Credits. Subject: Aesthetics, European; Arts, European Themes, motives; Gastronomy in art; Drinking in art; Food in art; Aesthetics, European; Food Europe History.
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- Title
- The Hungry Eye : Eating, Drinking, and European Culture from Rome to the Renaissance
- Author
- Barkan, Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691211469
- ISBN 13
- 9780691211466
- Publisher
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press
- Date Published
- 2021
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