Melon : a global history / Sylvia Lovegren.
Material type: TextSeries: EdiblePublisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016Description: 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781780235844
- 1780235844
- SB379.M44 L68 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-144) and index.
Introduction -- Getting to know melons -- Melons in prehistory and the ancient world -- The melon in the classical period -- Melons in late antiquity and the medieval period -- Melons on the Silk Road -- The melon in the Renaissance and into the modern era -- Melons in the New World -- The deadly melon -- Folk tales and humorous stories -- Festivals, contests and folk art -- Modern and future melons -- Appendix I. Picking the perfect melon in the garden and the market -- Appendix II. Ode to the watermelon.