Nutmeg: Graters, Pomanders and Spice Boxes
John Reckless
Gebundenes Buch

Nutmeg: Graters, Pomanders and Spice Boxes

Luxury and utility from the 16th century to the present day

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Once, nutmeg was worth its weight in gold. For much of human history, the tiny Banda Islands in Indonesia were the only source of this esteemed spice. From the age of the Silk Roads through to the mid-19th century partial shift of production to the Caribbean, covering battles between the Honourable East India Company and the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, this book traces the story of nutmeg, revealing its extensive and often surprising influence over conflict, politics, social mores, and Western society.Beautiful antique silver, gold, enamel, bone, ivory, treen and Tunbridgeware grat...