Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads is a comprehensive and authoritative guide designed to equip home cooks with the foundational knowledge and practical skills necessary for successful cooking and baking. Published as part of the esteemed Woman's Institute Library of Cookery series, this volume delves deeply into the essential princ…
What, if anything, makes photography masculine? This book begins the task of recognizing men's photography as the work of men and their masculinities. From the composite portraiture at the male-only university of the 1880s, to the work of still-living photographer Reagan Louie, the authors situate their photographic subjects in the context of evolving racial, gender, and class identities in Eur…
The Royal Baker and Pastry Cook is a comprehensive and practical guide to the art of baking and pastry making, originally published in the late 19th century. This classic cookbook, authored by a professional baker, offers a wealth of recipes and detailed instructions for both the amateur and experienced baker. The book covers a wide array of baked goods, including breads, cakes, pies, tarts, bi…
The Exposition of Artistic Research: Publishing Art in Academia introduces the pioneering concept of 'expositions' in the context of art and design research, where practice needs to be exposed as research to enter academic discourse. It brings together reflective and methodological approaches to exposition writing from a variety of artistic disciplines including fine art, music and design, whic…
Vegetable Diet As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages: Including a System of Vegetable Cookery is a comprehensive and pioneering work by Dr. William Andrus Alcott, first published in the 19th century. This influential book explores the health, ethical, and practical benefits of adopting a vegetarian diet, drawing on the testimonies and recommendations of prominent medical p…
For a long time, silk, tea, sinocentrism, and eurocentrism made up a big patch of East Asian history. Simultaneously deviating from and complicating these tags, this edited volume reconstructs narratives from the periphery and considers marginal voices located beyond official archives as the centre of East Asian history. The lives of the Japanese Buddhist monks, Eastern Han local governors, Con…
The Oyster: Where, How and When to Find, Breed, Cook and Eat It is a comprehensive and engaging guide dedicated to the fascinating world of oysters. Originally published in the 19th century, this book offers readers an in-depth exploration of oysters from multiple perspectives—natural history, practical harvesting, culinary preparation, and cultural significance. The author delves into the bi…
Leiden University has an impressive collection of primary texts in various Middle Eastern languages such as Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Berber languages, Hebrew, and Ethiopian. These texts are contained in objects made of parchment, paper, and leather, which are often artistically shaped and ingeniously constructed. In addition, the university holds the written and printed records of 400 years of…
Home Canning of Meat and Poultry is a comprehensive guide published by the United States Department of Agriculture, designed to instruct homemakers and food preservation enthusiasts in the safe and effective methods of canning various types of meat and poultry at home. This authoritative manual covers every aspect of the canning process, from selecting and preparing meats—including beef, pork…
"Whether one is in front of the camera or behind it, inside their home or outside their house, photographs have proven indispensable in probing into the idea of home. In a time when displacement, migration, and homelessness have become commonplace due to geopolitical conflicts and oppressive ideologies, the role of photography in exploring the process of homemaking has become an irrefutable fac…