Culinary Ephemera An Illustrated History.

By:

Weaver, William Woys [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780520947061

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

GT2853 .C855 2010

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Subject: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	GT2853.5 W43 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn794663706

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Culinary Ephemera; CONETNTS; PREFACE: Seduced by Yum-Yum; INTRODUCTION: Why Culinary Ephemera?; 1 Almanacs and Calendars; 2 Americans Abroad; 3 Beer, Wine, and Other Drinking Ephemera; 4 Broadsides, Handbills, and Posters; 5 Brochures and Advertising Literature; 6 Business Cards; 7 Diet and Health; 8 Labels; 9 Match Covers; 10 Menus; 11 Postcards; 12 Recipe Books and Product Pamphlets; 13 Sheet Music; 14 Stoves, Canning, and Cooking Classes; 15 Trade Cards; 16 Valentines and Mottos; 17 Wrappers and Packaging; 18 Wild Cards; EPILOGUE: The Legacy of Yum-Yum; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Index

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.

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