Gillian Riley Food in Art (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Food in ArtCondition: NewEAN: 9781780233628ISBN: 9781780233628Publisher: Reaktion BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/01/2014Item Height: 250mmItem Length: 190mmAuthor: Gillian RileyLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: From Prehistory to RenaissanceDescription: From ancient Rome to early modern Europe, the relationship between humans and food has been portrayed in artworks for thousands of years. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of ancient frescoes and mosaics, Food in Art gives fresh insights into how food items were cultivated, hunted, trapped, stored, traded, prepared and served throughout the ages. In this richly illustrated book, leading food historian Gillian Riley demonstrates how works of art can provide us with detailed information about the preparation and preservation of food that is missing from the history books. Artists of all periods and in all places have portrayed the tools and environments of the gastronomic world - of the drying, salting or smoking of meat, fish or vegetables, for example - and the enjoyment of eating, from the simplest peasant meals to the grandest banquets. These works allow us, as twenty-first-century viewers, to appreciate the colours, imagine the smells and salivate over the recipes of the foods, kitchens and dishes of the past.The book also explores the many links between food and myth, religion and legend in an array of artworks: is our perception of fruit in Christian art skewed by their symbolic meaning?Were the golden apples of the Hesperides indeed apples, or were they quinces or oranges? Covering everything from ancient wall paintings and medieval illuminated manuscripts to stained glass and funerary monuments, Food in Art explores these questions and many more in this aesthetically pleasing and highly readable volume.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Arts & PhotographyTopic: Society & CultureRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Food in Art

Title: Food in Art

EAN: 9781780233628

ISBN: 9781780233628

Release Date: 10/01/2014

Release Year: 2014

Subtitle: From Prehistory to Renaissance

Country/Region of Manufacture: GB

Genre: Arts & Photography

Topic: Society & Culture

Number of Pages: 288 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Food in Art : from Prehistory to the Renaissance

Publisher: Reaktion Books, The Limited

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 1.2 in

Subject: Subjects & Themes / General

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 43.1 Oz

Subject Area: Art

Author: Not Available

Item Length: 9.8 in

Item Width: 7.5 in

Format: Hardcover