Food and the Sciences in Paris, 1670-1760
by
E. C. Spary
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Eating the Enlightenment offers a new perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. Embracing a wide range of authors and scientific or medical practitioners—from physicians...