Auteur: Symonds James Symonds

Fernand Braudel famously observed that the ‘mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization’. The way that food is prepared, served, and eaten reveals a great deal about the structure and workin …

A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement, a time of re-awakening when classical knowledge was rediscovered, leading to …

A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement, a time of re-awakening when classical knowledge was rediscovered, leading to …