The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Exploring the intersection of culinary history and art, this book reveals how various art forms depict the cultivation, preparation, and preservation of food across different eras. Through the expertise of food historian Gillian Riley, readers discover insights from ancient wall paintings to medieval manuscripts and stained glass, highlighting the often-overlooked details of food history captured in artistic works. The book invites readers to reconsider the significance of art as a historical source for understanding food practices.
Book purchase
Food in Art, Gillian Riley
- Language
- Released
- 2014
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Food in Art
- Subtitle
- From Prehistory to Renaissance
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gillian Riley
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Publisher
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN13
- 9781780233628
- Category
- Art / Culture, Social sciences, Nature in general
- Description
- Exploring the intersection of culinary history and art, this book reveals how various art forms depict the cultivation, preparation, and preservation of food across different eras. Through the expertise of food historian Gillian Riley, readers discover insights from ancient wall paintings to medieval manuscripts and stained glass, highlighting the often-overlooked details of food history captured in artistic works. The book invites readers to reconsider the significance of art as a historical source for understanding food practices.