Spice : the history of a temptation / Jack Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Jack, 1968-

Contributor:

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spices--History.

Spices.

Cooking (Spices)--History.

Cooking (Spices).

Spice trade--History.

Spice trade.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

[2], xxiv, 352, [6] pages, [8] pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

New York : Distributed by Random House, Inc.,

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2004]

Contents:

Introduction: The Idea of Spice

I. The Spice Race. 1. The Spice Seekers

II. Palate 2. Ancient Appetites; 3. Medieval Europe

III. Body. 4. The Spice of Life; 5. The Spice of Love

IV. Spirit. 6. Food of the Gods; 7. Some Like It Bland

Epilogue: The End of the Spice Age.

Notes:

This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf.

Designed by Peter A. Andersen and Pamela G. Parker.

Green boards with red cloth spine lettered in gilt.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-334) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Kislak copy has dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0375407219

OCLC:

53814621

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