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Book SynopsisUsing a variety of analytical methods and theoretical approaches, this book moves food studies firmly into the arena of Late Medieval and Renaissance history, providing an essential key to deciphering the material and metaphorical complexity of this period in European, and especially Italian, history.
Trade ReviewA comprehensive and insightful contribution on the subject of food culture in the Renaissance. -- Marco Malvestio * Renaissance and Reformation *
Grieco’s book, much awaited, maintains his promise of being a milestone in food history, regardless of the time period it covers…A deep inquiry into the mutual relationships between moral and political economies, as well as of knowledge production, and dissemination. For materially and visually-minded historians of science and knowledge this book is a treasure of suggestions, both about the systems of classifications of nature and about the daily life of people elaborating and disseminating knowledge about the edible side of the natural world. -- Paolo Savoia * Nuncius *
Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Grieco has been a pioneering figure in Renaissance food history…This opulently illustrated collection brings together a number of Grieco’s most important pieces published over the past several decades…A fitting coda to the admirable career of a pioneer in food history. -- Eric Dursteler * Journal of Early Modern History *
