Repast (British Museum) CTB Nibbles: The Monster Hunt

Nibbles: The Monster Hunt

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Repast (British Museum) CTB Nibbles: The Monster HuntRepastTaking a broadly chronological approach to the subject, the book is arranged into thirteen thematic chapters, starting with explorations of hunting and gathering and ending with the history of eating out; along the way, agriculture, alcohol, and cookingamong other subjectsare also investigated. Interspersed among the many remarkable objects examined in each chapter is a series of in depth essays on such topics as tea (the worlds most consumed