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Feast & fast : the art of food in Europe, 1500 -1800

Title
Feast & fast : the art of food in Europe, 1500 -1800 / edited by Victoria Avery and Melissa Calaresu.
Publication
  • Cambridge : The Fitzwilliam Museum ; London : Philip Wilson Publishers, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Avery, Victoria
  • Calaresu, Melissa
  • Syson, Luke
  • Fitzwilliam Museum, issuing body, host institution.
Description
271 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
Food defines us as individuals, communities, and nations - we are what we eat and, equally, what we don't eat. When, where, why, how and with whom we eat are crucial to our identity. Feast and Fast presents novel approaches to understanding the history and culture of food and eating in early modern Europe. This richly illustrated book will showcase hidden and newly-conserved treasures from the Fitzwilliam Museum and other collections in and around Cambridge. It will tease out many contemporary and controversial issues - such as the origins of food and food security, overconsumption in times of austerity, and our relationship with animals and nature - through short research-led entries by some of the world's leading cultural and food historians. Feast and Fast explores food-related objects, images, and texts from the past in innovative ways and encourages us to rethink our evolving relationship with food.
Alternative Title
  • Art of food in Europe, 1500 -1800
  • Feast and fast
Subject
  • Food in art > Exhibitions
  • Dinners and dining in art > Exhibitions
  • Food > Social aspects > History > Exhibitions
  • Art, Modern > Themes, motives > Exhibitions
  • Art, Modern > Themes, motives
  • Dinners and dining in art
  • Food in art
  • Food > Social aspects
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • Published on the occasion of the exhibition Feast & Fast : The Art of Food in Europe, 1500-1800, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Tuesday 26 November 2019 to Sunday 26 April 2020.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and index.
Contents
Food cycles and systems -- Production and sourcing -- Local and global foodways -- Preparing and preserving -- Gastronomic contexts and cultures -- Religion and morality -- Food choices and diets -- Inspired by food.
Call Number
JQF 22-163
ISBN
  • 1781301026
  • 9781781301029
OCLC
1105148261
Title
Feast & fast : the art of food in Europe, 1500 -1800 / edited by Victoria Avery and Melissa Calaresu.
Publisher
Cambridge : The Fitzwilliam Museum ; London : Philip Wilson Publishers, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and index.
Added Author
Avery, Victoria, editor.
Calaresu, Melissa, editor.
Syson, Luke, writer of preface.
Fitzwilliam Museum, issuing body, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 22-163
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