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The story of food in glorious technicolour

Jenny Linford explores the global history of cooking and eating through specific items from the British Museum spanning recorded history

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Elizabethan gilded trencher, c.1600. © Trustees of the British Museum
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 26 April 2025
issue 26 April 2025

  • Repast: The Story of Food

    Jenny Linford

    Thames & Hudson/ The British Museum, pp. 256, £35

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