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Melon : a global history
- Title
- Melon : a global history / Sylvia Lovegren.
- Author
- Lovegren, Sylvia
- Publication
- London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-2291 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 21 cm
- Series Statement
- Edible
- Uniform Title
- Edible.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-144) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Getting to know melons -- Melons in prehistory and the ancient world -- The melon in the classical period -- Melons in late antiquity and the medieval period -- Melons on the Silk Road -- The melon in the Renaissance and into the modern era -- Melons in the New World -- The deadly melon -- Folk tales and humorous stories -- Festivals, contests and folk art -- Modern and future melons -- Appendix I. Picking the perfect melon in the garden and the market -- Appendix II. Ode to the watermelon.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-2291
- ISBN
- 9781780235844
- 1780235844
- OCLC
- 920720323
- Author
- Lovegren, Sylvia, author.
- Title
- Melon : a global history / Sylvia Lovegren.
- Publisher
- London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- EdibleEdible.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-144) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-2291