The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating

by Sara Paston-Williams and Paston-Williams Sarah

Book Overview

A reissue of the classic reference work on the history of cooking and eating. Behind the curious ingredients and mysterious language of old cookery books lies a completely different world, where the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810919400
• ISBN13: 9780810919402
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams B.V.
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.2" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

good history, beautiful book

My personal interest in reading this book was the Elizabethan period; but the book pulls one into all its eras with descriptive, memorable writing and beautiful layout -- paintings, photos, and drawings that explain and enliven its words. I'm not sure I would recommend it as a cookbook (the book is huge, like a heavy coffee table book, and there aren't many recipes); but there are recipes to try if the cooking descriptions get your mouth watering. A great book that's worth buying.