This illustrated work, with contributions from specialists in the fine and decorative arts and the history of food, traces the evolution of British eating habits from the Renaissance to the dawn of the new millennium. Through paintings and recreations of table settings it shows how the main meals of the day have developed over the past four centuries.
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This illustrated work, with contributions from specialists in the fine and decorative arts and the history of food, traces the evolution of British eating habits from the Renaissance to the dawn of the new millennium. Through paintings and recreations of table settings it shows how the main meals of the day have developed over the past four centuries.
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Add this copy of Eat, Drink & Be Merry: the British at Table 1600-2000 to cart. $75.49, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Philip Wilson Pub Ltd.
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VG (Page edges are tanning lightly; otherwise clean and crisp. ) Orange-red buckram, red & color illus. dust jacket, 168 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a series of 2000-2001 exhibitions that trace "the evolution of our national meals through an exploration of English paintings. Works by masters such as Van Aken, Zoffany and Vanessa Bell provide convincing proof that the food of the past gives us a keen insight into the social life of our ancestors. Authentic re-creations of period meal setttings and decorative art objects associated with the table complete the plcture, offering a rare glimpse into the eating habits of British men and women from the reign of Elizabeth I to that of Elizabeth II." (dj) Lavishly illustrated, and fun for browsing.
Add this copy of Eat, Drink & Be Merry: the British at Table 1600-2000 to cart. $124.95, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Philip Wilson Publishers.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Painting illustration to jacket with title in white lettering; 2000, Philip Wilson Publishers; 168 pages; "Eat, Drink & Be Merry: The British at Table 1600-2000, " by Ivan Day.
Add this copy of Eat, Drink & Be Merry: the British at Table 1600-2000 to cart. $154.89, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Philip Wilson Pub Ltd.
