000314073 000__ 01953cam\a22003494a\4500 000314073 001__ 314073 000314073 005__ 20210513114329.0 000314073 008__ 050310s2005\\\\nyua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000314073 010__ $$a 2005046406 000314073 020__ $$a9780312340681 000314073 020__ $$a0312340680 000314073 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm58604576 000314073 035__ $$a314073 000314073 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBAKER$$dC#P$$dBUR$$dCCS$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP 000314073 042__ $$apcc 000314073 049__ $$aISEA 000314073 05000 $$aGT2850$$b.F57 2005 000314073 08200 $$a394.1/2$$222 000314073 1001_ $$aFletcher, Nichola,$$d1951- 000314073 24510 $$aCharlemagne's tablecloth :$$ba piquant history of feasting /$$cNichola Fletcher. 000314073 250__ $$a1st ed. 000314073 260__ $$aNew York :$$bSt. Martin's Press,$$c2005. 000314073 300__ $$axiii, 256 p.,[24] p. of plates :$$bill. ;$$c25 cm. 000314073 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-247) and index. 000314073 520__ $$aFeasts, banquets, and grand dinners have always played a vital role in our lives. They oil the wheels of diplomacy, smooth the paths of the ambitious, and spread joy at family celebrations. Fletcher has written a history of feasts throughout the ages that includes the dramatic failures along with the dazzling successes. From a humble meal of potatoes provided by an angel, to the extravagance of the high medieval and Renaissance tables groaning with red deer and wild boar, to the exquisite refinement of the Japanese tea ceremony, this book covers them all. For anyone who has ever sat down at a banquet table and wondered, "Why?" Nichola Fletcher provides the answer in a book that is a feast all its own.--From publisher description. 000314073 650_0 $$aFood habits$$xHistory. 000314073 650_0 $$aFasts and feasts$$xHistory. 000314073 650_0 $$aDinners and dining$$xHistory. 000314073 650_0 $$aCooking$$xHistory. 000314073 85200 $$bgen$$hGT2850$$i.F57$$i2005 000314073 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005046406-b.html 000314073 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005046406-d.html 000314073 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:314073$$pGLOBAL_SET 000314073 980__ $$aBIB 000314073 980__ $$aBOOK 000314073 994__ $$aC0$$bISE