THE ORIGINS AND ANCIENT HISTORY OF WINE.

MCGOVERN, Patrick, Stuart J. Fleming And Solomon H

ISBN 10: 2881245773 / ISBN 13: 9782881245770

Published by Gordon & Breach Publishers,, Luxembourg,, 1995

About this Item

First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. Small 4to. Illustrated laminated boards. Issued without dustjacket. Tables, figures, illustrations. Contributors include Virginia R. Badler, Francoise Formenti, Jane M. Renfrew, Ruth Palmer. ISBN: 2881245773 Pages: 432 Very good indeed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ORIGINS AND ANCIENT HISTORY OF WINE.
• Publisher: Gordon & Breach Publishers,, Luxembourg,
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2881245773
• ISBN 13: 9782881245770
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This volume presents contemporary evidence scientific, archaeological, botanical, textual, and historical for major revisions in our understanding of winemaking in antiquity. Among the subjects covered are the domestication of the Vinifera grape, the wine trade, the iconography of ancient wine, and the analytical and archaeological challenges posed by ancient wines. The essayists argue that wine existed as long ago as 3500 BC, almost half a millennium earlier than experts believed. Discover named these findings among the most important in 1991. Featuring the work of 23 internationally known scholars and writers, the book offers the first wide ranging treatment of wine in the early history of western Asia and the Mediterranean. Comprehensive and accessible while providing full documentation, it is sure to serve as a catalyst for future research.

Review

"It is impossible to begin to describe the riches of this book...a major contribution to wine literature...recommended without reservation to anyone with an interest in grapes and wine in the past."
-Wine East