Eatymologies: Historical Notes on Culinary Terms

Sayers, William

Language: English

Published by Prospect Books, 2015

190924838X / 9781909248380

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First edition - a paperback original. 2 inch tear to base of front flap, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2015 Trade Paperback. 200 pp. French wrappers (paperback with flaps). Although food historians can rely on written evidence to provide them with early recipes and references to dishes that might have been, the only other sources available to them are archaeology (which never preserves a trifle intact), art history (which doesn't go back that far) or the history of language - for the names of things will often tell much about their origins. Food enthusiasts will, therefore, spend much time recounting how a dish got its name, but often they will be peddling nonsense or mythology and what we really need is a historian of language. William Sayers is just that and in this collection of essays and articles he explores the riches of medieval English (and sometimes other tongues) to tease out unfamiliar facts about our food heritage.

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Title
Eatymologies: Historical Notes on Culinary Terms
Author
Sayers, William
Publisher
Prospect Books
Publication year
2015
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Trade Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
190924838X
ISBN 13
9781909248380
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
17 ounces
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5x0x8

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