In 1668, Queen Christina of Sweden was greeted in Rome with three spectacular banquets that surpass all historical precedents and successors in the register of extravagant gastronomy. As the first publication of her series, On the Table, Charlotte Birnbaum presents Antonio degli Effetti's newly translated seventeenth-century text, which elaborately describes the three feasts in all their sumptuous and performative glory. The original text, dotted...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1934105627
ISBN13:9781934105627
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:Sternberg Press
Length:92 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 4.4" x 7.2"
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