The Rituals of Dinner The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is an exploration of our eating rituals - how we invite and seat people, how, and how much, we serve them, what we eat with and how the guests depart. Forks, which took eight centuries to become common utensils beside the plate, which itself began as a four-day-old slice of bread, provide a fascinating example of the evolution of social propriety.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140469431
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 394.12
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 554g
Height: 216mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 25mm