The Spoon
A Stirring History
Will be published approx. on 15. January 2030
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-3981-1083-0 (ISBN)
Description
The humble spoon. Without it we'd be sunk. Slurping soup would never be the same. Research shows the average household contains 83 - teaspoons, soup spoons, dessert spoons, baby spoons, serving spoons, disposable picnic spoons, medicine spoons, measuring spoons, wooden spoons... and that's before you really start looking!
Unsurprisingly, humankind's first eating utensils have a long and chequered history and crop up outside of the kitchen - in ceremonies, ritual, folklore, myth, scientific theories, art, music and literature. Here, archaeologist and TV presenter Peter Ginn delves into the fascinating world of spoons and serves up a complete history of this trusty companion.
Unsurprisingly, humankind's first eating utensils have a long and chequered history and crop up outside of the kitchen - in ceremonies, ritual, folklore, myth, scientific theories, art, music and literature. Here, archaeologist and TV presenter Peter Ginn delves into the fascinating world of spoons and serves up a complete history of this trusty companion.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3981-1083-0 (9781398110830)
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Person
Peter Ginn is an archaeologist, author and historian who has lived and worked in countries across the globe. He is most well as a presenter of the Farm series of living history programmes on the BBC. Throughout the course of his career he has studied artefacts and everyday objects and found that behind the simplest items lie the most fascinating and complex stories.