Les arts et métiers, ou, Les curieux secrets /
par Alexandre Labouche.

Description

Main Author

Labouche, Alexandre.

Language(s)

French

Published

Tours : Ad Mame et Cie, imprimeurs-libraires, 1851.

Edition

Nouvelle éd.

Subjects

Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive.
Food industry and trade > Food industry and trade / France > Food industry and trade / France / History > Food industry and trade / France / History / Juvenile literature.
Food habits > Food habits / France > Food habits / France / History > Food habits / France / History / Juvenile literature.
Artisans > Artisans / France > Artisans / France / History > Artisans / France / History / Juvenile literature.
Occupations > Occupations / France > Occupations / France / History > Occupations / France / History / Juvenile literature.
Occupations > Occupations / France > Occupations / France / Juvenile literature.
France > France / Social life and customs > France / Social life and customs / 19th century > France / Social life and customs / 19th century / Juvenile literature.
Juvenile literature.

Note

Illustrations of wheelwright, winemaker, and sculpteur.
Winemaking discussion notes the dangers of wine consumption, including abstention by women in Rome in first century.
Dairy production description includes proportions for thinning milk with water: "baptising."
Notes the misconception that while Europe used wheat and rye; America, Aisa, and Africa used mainly corn flour.
Historical and mythological references in descriptions of the trades.
Notes that it was approved by the Archbishop of Tours.
Divided into 5 categories: food, habitat, clothing, useful trades, luxury & fine art; includes description of each trade, its history, and tradition.
Added, engraved t.p.

Physical Description

234, [4] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 18 cm.

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