Title Eating the Enlightenment : food and the sciences in Paris / E.C. Spary

Published Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (pages . cm) Contents Intestinal struggles -- From curiosi to consumers -- The place of coffee -- Distilling learning -- The philosophical palate -- Rules of regimen Summary This title offers a different perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Diet -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century Gastronomy -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century Nutrition -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century Enlightenment -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century COOKING -- History. COOKING -- Regional & Ethnic -- French. Diet Enlightenment Gastronomy Intellectual life Nutrition SUBJECT Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century Subject France -- Paris Genre/Form History dissertations. Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques. Form Electronic book LC no. 2011050358 ISBN 9780226768885 0226768880 0226768880 9781283657532 1283657538

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