ISBN:
9780520947061
,
0520947061
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (319 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
California Studies in Food and Culture v.30
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Weaver, William Woys Culinary Ephemera : An Illustrated History
DDC:
394.120973
Keywords:
Printed ephemera Food
;
Food habits History
;
Cooking, American History
;
Dinners and dining History
;
Printed ephemera Food
;
Food habits History
;
Cooking, American History
;
Dinners and dining History
;
Cooking, American -- History
;
Dinners and dining -- History
;
Food habits -- History
;
Printed ephemera -- Food
;
Fine Arts
;
Social Science
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ; Paper Ephemera
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DESIGN ; Clip Art
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DESIGN ; Graphic Arts ; Branding & Logo Design
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DESIGN ; Graphic Arts ; Commercial & Corporate
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DESIGN ; Graphic Arts ; Illustration
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HISTORY ; Social History
;
Cooking, American
;
Dinners and dining
;
Food habits
;
History
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This extraordinary collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. It includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Internationally acclaimed food historian William Woys Weaver takes us on a lively tour through this dazzling collection in which each piece tells a new story about food and the past. Packed wit
Note:
Description based upon print version of record. - Index
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