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Melon : a global history / Sylvia Lovegren.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: EdiblePublisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016Description: 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781780235844
  • 1780235844
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • SB379.M44 L68 2016
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB379.M44 L68 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800158131
Total holds: 0

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.

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