Salt : a world history
Kurlansky, Mark2002
Book
Homer called salt a divine substance, while Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Kurlansky blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into this history of the substance.
Main title:
Salt : a world history / Mark Kurlansky.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2002.
Collation:
484p. : ill., facsims., maps, port. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-465) and index.
ISBN:
9780224060844 (hbk)
Dewey class:
333.85632333.8563R661.42Ku661.42 Vol. 7664.4
Local class:
661.42 Ku
Language:
English
BRN:
418775